Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 734 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Edwards results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20.3% saturation with 596 hits . Analysis detected 3,161 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,936 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 68% (2,061 of 6,412 authors). This David Edwards is worse (more manipulative) than 67.90% of the peer group. David Edwards
Author details
Total words: 2,936
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
68% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 67.9% percentile 3.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 20.3% 20.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.8% 4.8% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 17.9% 17.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.5% 0.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.9% 5.9% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 5.1% 5.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% 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 17.9%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 20.3%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 17.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 5.1%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.5%, sitewide 1.1% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst