Author summary
35% 5 analyzed articles/videos 7,295 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brendan Cole results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 2,270 hits . Analysis detected 20,606 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,869 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 13% (5,378 of 6,170 authors). This Brendan Cole is better (less manipulative) than 87.20% of the peer group. Brendan Cole
Author details
Total words: 30,869
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 12.8% percentile 1.5% BS Score5 analyzed articles30.9K 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 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.8% 3.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.3% 7.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.1% 0.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.5% 2.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.4% 6.4% 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 7.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst