Author summary
0% 6 analyzed articles/videos 1,390 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Catharine Smith results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 687 hits . Analysis detected 7,141 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,685 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 40% (3,738 of 6,170 authors). This Catharine Smith is better (less manipulative) than 60.60% of the peer group. Catharine Smith
Author details
Total words: 7,685
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
39% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.4% percentile 2.3% BS Score6 analyzed articles7.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 8.1% 8.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.9% 8.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.0% 6.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.7% 1.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.5% 6.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.3% 3.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.7% 2.7% 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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 3.7% Recency Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 2.7% Anchoring Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Bandwagon: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst