Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,314 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Colker results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Overconfidence Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 347 hits . Analysis detected 2,736 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,256 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 23% (4,867 of 6,316 authors). This David Colker is better (less manipulative) than 77.10% of the peer group. David Colker
Author details
Total words: 5,256
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.9% percentile 1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.8% 0.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.6% 2.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% 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 0.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 6.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.6%, sitewide 3.3% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.5% Indoctrination: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Appeal to Nature: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.2% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst