Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video908 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Brandt results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 12.2% saturation with 444 hits. Analysis detected 2,539 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,632 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (4,315 of 6,628 authors). This David Brandt is better (less manipulative) than 65.10% of the peer group.
David Brandt
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠35%David Brandt (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,632
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

35% percentile
025507510034.9% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 12.2%12.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 8.2%8.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.0%1.0%

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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Author 12.2%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 8.2%, sitewide 3.3%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Recency Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 2.7%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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