Author summary
98% 2 analyzed articles/videos 560 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Bernstein results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Negativity Bias , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 35.6% saturation with 886 hits . Analysis detected 5,538 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,490 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.4% and a BS Rank of 86% (951 of 6,374 authors). This David Bernstein is worse (more manipulative) than 85.10% of the peer group. David Bernstein
Author details
Total words: 2,490
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
85% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 85.1% percentile 5.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 35.6% 35.6% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 9.3% 9.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 15.6% 15.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 17.0% 17.0% Horn Effect Sitewide 1.0% Author 9.6% 9.6% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 9.3% 9.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.9% 3.9% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Author 7.8% 7.8% Fundamental Attribution E… Sitewide 2.7% Author 9.2% 9.2% 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% Hasty Generalization: Author 35.6%, sitewide 8.1% Framing Effect: Author 9.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 15.0%, sitewide 19.2% Confirmation Bias: Author 17.0%, sitewide 7.5% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 15.6%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Horn Effect: Author 9.6%, sitewide 1.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 9.3%, sitewide 1.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 9.2%, sitewide 2.7% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.4%, sitewide 9.1% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 3.1% Straw Man: Author 7.8%, sitewide 0.9% In-Group Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 6.9% Indoctrination: Author 6.1%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.1%, sitewide 3.3% Optimism Bias: Author 5.6%, sitewide 6.0% Genetic Fallacy: Author 5.3%, sitewide 1.4% Anecdotal: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% False Dilemma: Author 4.9%, sitewide 1.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 4.0% Hindsight Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 1.4% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst