Author summary
63% 6 analyzed articles/videos 6,486 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dakota Smith results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Self-Serving Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.5% saturation with 3,278 hits . Analysis detected 17,510 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,237 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 14% (5,505 of 6,364 authors). This Dakota Smith is better (less manipulative) than 86.50% of the peer group. Dakota Smith
Author details
Total words: 24,237
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.5% percentile 1.5% BS Score6 analyzed articles24.2K 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 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.5% 13.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.4% 2.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% 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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst