Author summary
0% 9 analyzed articles/videos 7,122 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brian Marks results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Halo Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 2,971 hits . Analysis detected 18,512 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,977 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 6% (5,803 of 6,134 authors). This Brian Marks is better (less manipulative) than 94.60% of the peer group. Brian Marks
Author details
Total words: 27,977
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.4% percentile 1.3% BS Score8 analyzed articles28K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.8% 2.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.7% 1.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 10.6% 10.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.4% 2.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% 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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.6%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 6.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Ad Hominem: Author 3.2%, sitewide 2.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst