Author summary
44% 8 analyzed articles/videos 4,598 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Byron Hurd results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Framing Effect , and Negativity Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 1,590 hits . Analysis detected 16,118 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,882 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 31% (4,630 of 6,628 authors). This Byron Hurd is better (less manipulative) than 69.90% of the peer group. Byron Hurd
Author details
Total words: 16,882
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.1% percentile 2.0% BS Score8 analyzed articles16.9K 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 7.3% 7.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.9% 4.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 9.4% 9.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.9% 3.9% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Author 0.2% 0.2% 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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.4%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst