Author summary
70% 4 analyzed articles/videos 4,741 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cathy Young results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Ad Hominem , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.8% saturation with 3,996 hits . Analysis detected 25,976 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,504 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 45% (3,547 of 6,358 authors). This Cathy Young is better (less manipulative) than 55.80% of the peer group. Cathy Young
Author details
Total words: 22,504
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
44% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 44.2% percentile 2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles22.5K 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 8.1% 8.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 17.8% 17.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.7% 12.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.5% 2.5% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 5.1% 5.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 12.7%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 17.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Author 5.2%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 5.1%, sitewide 1.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 2.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.8% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst