Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 5,756 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dave Simpson results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Self-Serving Bias , and Hindsight Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 18.6% saturation with 3,220 hits . Analysis detected 14,342 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,268 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 30% (4,519 of 6,425 authors). This Dave Simpson is better (less manipulative) than 70.30% of the peer group. Dave Simpson
Author details
Total words: 17,268
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.7% percentile 2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles17.3K 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 0.5% 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 18.6% 18.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.9% 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 8.2% 8.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.6% 1.6% 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 0.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 19.2% Halo Effect: Author 18.6%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 8.2%, sitewide 3.3% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.8%, sitewide 8.1% Self-Serving Bias: Author 7.8%, sitewide 3.7% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Hindsight Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 1.4% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.1% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst