Author summary
63% 69 analyzed articles/videos 26,175 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colin Mixson results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.9% saturation with 15,286 hits . Analysis detected 101,521 faulty-reasoning hits from 118,804 analyzed words across 69 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 17% (5,336 of 6,362 authors). This Colin Mixson is better (less manipulative) than 83.90% of the peer group. Colin Mixson
Author details
Total words: 118,804
Article count: 69
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 16.1% percentile 1.6% BS Score69 analyzed articles118.8K 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 8.2% 8.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.9% 12.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 10.3% 10.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.8% 2.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.8% 4.8% 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 12.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst