Author summary
72% 1 analyzed article/video 954 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dan Mangan results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Fundamental Attribution Error , and Confirmation Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 414 hits . Analysis detected 2,555 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,862 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of 65% (2,187 of 6,228 authors). This Dan Mangan is worse (more manipulative) than 64.90% of the peer group. Dan Mangan
Author details
Total words: 2,862
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
65% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 64.9% percentile 3.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 14.5% 14.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.3% 2.3% Fundamental Attribution E… Sitewide 2.7% Author 6.3% 6.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 4.2% 4.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 5.1% 5.1% 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 9.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 14.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.1%, sitewide 6.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 6.3%, sitewide 2.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 4.4%, sitewide 5.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% False Dilemma: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.5% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.0% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Primacy Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.9% Slippery Slope: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst