Author summary
41% 8 analyzed articles/videos 1,601 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CK Smith results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 1,757 hits . Analysis detected 10,425 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,509 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 19% (5,056 of 6,187 authors). This CK Smith is better (less manipulative) than 81.70% of the peer group. CK Smith
Author details
Total words: 13,509
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
18% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.3% percentile 1.7% BS Score8 analyzed articles13.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 13.0% 13.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.3% 1.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% 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 13.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.3%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: 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