Author summary
96% 8 analyzed articles/videos 5,493 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brendan O'Neill results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem , Politically Right Leaning Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 43.9% saturation with 11,839 hits . Analysis detected 60,153 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,943 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of 79% (1,353 of 6,192 authors). This Brendan O'Neill is worse (more manipulative) than 78.20% of the peer group. Brendan O'Neill
Author details
Total words: 26,943
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
78% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 78.2% percentile 4.4% BS Score8 analyzed articles26.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 43.9% 43.9% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 18.0% 18.0% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 16.4% 16.4% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 12.9% 12.9% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Author 11.1% 11.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 15.4% 15.4% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Author 10.4% 10.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.3% 0.3% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Author 43.9%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Author 12.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 14.7%, sitewide 19.2% Ad Hominem: Author 18.0%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 16.4%, sitewide 1.4% Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.7%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 15.4%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.2%, sitewide 11.1% Straw Man: Author 11.1%, sitewide 0.9% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 10.4%, sitewide 3.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 8.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 8.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.0% False Dilemma: Author 5.4%, sitewide 1.5% Anecdotal: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Author 3.8%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst