Author summary
74% 14 analyzed articles/videos 4,563 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brendan Rascius results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.6% saturation with 5,368 hits . Analysis detected 38,296 faulty-reasoning hits from 36,860 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 35% (4,127 of 6,310 authors). This Brendan Rascius is better (less manipulative) than 65.40% of the peer group. Brendan Rascius
Author details
Total words: 36,860
Article count: 14
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
35% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 34.6% percentile 2.1% BS Score14 analyzed articles36.9K 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 12.2% 12.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.3% 7.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 14.6% 14.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.8% 2.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.5% 1.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.8% 2.8% 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 12.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 14.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.2%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst