Author summary
0% 4 analyzed articles/videos 1,670 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bob McDonald results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Pessimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 861 hits . Analysis detected 7,775 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,808 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 46% (3,584 of 6,628 authors). This Bob McDonald is better (less manipulative) than 54.10% of the peer group. Bob McDonald
Author details
Total words: 8,808
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
46% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.9% percentile 2.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.3% 4.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.0% 1.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.3% 2.3% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 4.9% 4.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 9.4% 9.4% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Author 5.8% 5.8% 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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.4%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 6.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 1.9% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Indoctrination: Author 4.9%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.7%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.8% False Dilemma: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst