Author summary
28% 1 analyzed article/video 925 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Deal results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma , Hasty Generalization , and Optimism Bias , with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 329 hits . Analysis detected 2,324 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,700 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 36% (4,012 of 6,244 authors). This David Deal is better (less manipulative) than 64.20% of the peer group. David Deal
Author details
Total words: 3,700
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
36% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.8% percentile 2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.7K 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 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.5% 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 8.9% 8.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.3% 1.3% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Author 6.2% 6.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.1% 1.1% 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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 8.9%, sitewide 3.3% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% False Dilemma: Author 6.2%, sitewide 1.5% Optimism Bias: Author 5.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.8% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst