Author summary
70% 4 analyzed articles/videos 941 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bob Herman results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 22.8% saturation with 779 hits . Analysis detected 4,120 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,415 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of 74% (1,678 of 6,365 authors). This Bob Herman is worse (more manipulative) than 73.60% of the peer group. Bob Herman
Author details
Total words: 3,415
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
74% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 73.6% percentile 3.9% BS Score4 analyzed articles3.4K 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 14.3% 14.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 16.1% 16.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.7% 0.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 10.1% 10.1% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 6.1% 6.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.5% 2.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 22.8% 22.8% 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 14.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 22.8%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 16.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.1%, sitewide 0.5% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 1.9% Anecdotal: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.9%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Slippery Slope: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst