Author summary
72% 12 analyzed articles/videos 3,784 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chris Bradford results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16.2% saturation with 2,924 hits . Analysis detected 21,517 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,007 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 50% (3,124 of 6,194 authors). This Chris Bradford is better (less manipulative) than 50.40% of the peer group. Chris Bradford
Author details
Total words: 18,007
Article count: 12
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
50% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 49.6% percentile 2.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles18K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 10.8% 10.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 11.6% 11.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 11.5% 11.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.7% 1.7% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 4.8% 4.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 4.1% 4.1% 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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 16.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 11.5%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.6%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.8%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.8%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.4% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.0% Ad Hominem: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst