Author summary
31% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,160 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bo Erickson results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 662 hits . Analysis detected 4,518 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,531 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 28% (4,527 of 6,244 authors). This Bo Erickson is better (less manipulative) than 72.50% of the peer group. Bo Erickson
Author details
Total words: 6,531
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 27.5% percentile 1.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 10.1% 10.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.9% 9.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.7% 0.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.6% 3.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 10% 10% 20% 20% 30% 30% 40% 40% 50% 50% Framing Effect: Author 10.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.7%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.3%, sitewide 0.8% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.9% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst