Author summary
58% 2 analyzed articles/videos 887 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Corn results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Confirmation Bias , and Ad Hominem , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 26.6% saturation with 1,974 hits . Analysis detected 10,985 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,418 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of 70% (1,881 of 6,244 authors). This David Corn is worse (more manipulative) than 69.90% of the peer group. David Corn
Author details
Total words: 7,418
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
70% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 69.9% percentile 3.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 26.6% 26.6% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 8.1% 8.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.6% 5.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.2% 2.2% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 10.3% 10.3% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 10.5% 10.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 12.9% 12.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 6.2% 6.2% 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% Framing Effect: Author 8.1%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 26.6%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 22.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Confirmation Bias: Author 12.9%, sitewide 7.5% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.2%, sitewide 11.1% Ad Hominem: Author 10.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 2.0% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.5%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 6.2%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 5.4%, sitewide 2.7% Anecdotal: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.1%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Begging the Question: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst