Author summary
78% 5 analyzed articles/videos 1,102 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Caitlin Dewey results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16.5% saturation with 1,303 hits . Analysis detected 8,488 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,913 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 52% (3,057 of 6,358 authors). This Caitlin Dewey is worse (more manipulative) than 51.90% of the peer group. Caitlin Dewey
Author details
Total words: 7,913
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
52% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 51.9% percentile 2.7% BS Score5 analyzed articles7.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 8.2% 8.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 16.5% 16.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.2% 9.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.9% 2.9% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 4.9% 4.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 5.1% 5.1% 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 8.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.2%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 16.5%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 8.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 4.1%, sitewide 5.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.9%, sitewide 0.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.9%, sitewide 1.1% Indoctrination: Author 3.8%, sitewide 0.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.8% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst