Author summary
77% 1 analyzed article/video 685 analyzed words
BS Summary: These DAVID FISCHER — Associated Press results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Framing Effect , with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 228 hits . Analysis detected 1,864 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,055 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of 71% (1,964 of 6,628 authors). This DAVID FISCHER — Associated Press is worse (more manipulative) than 70.40% of the peer group. DAVID FISCHER — Associated Press
Author details
Total words: 2,055
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
70% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 70.4% percentile 3.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.1K 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 8.5% 8.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.2% 7.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.7% 0.7% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 11.1% 11.1% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 9.5% 9.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.3% 2.3% 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 8.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Self-Serving Bias: Author 11.1%, sitewide 3.7% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 10.1%, sitewide 7.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 9.5%, sitewide 3.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.3%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 4.6% Horn Effect: Author 4.6%, sitewide 1.0% Begging the Question: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.7% Ad Hominem: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Burden of Proof: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.4% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.9% Special Pleading: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst