Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These David Lightman results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 14.6% saturation with 587 hits . Analysis detected 3,220 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,017 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,169 authors). This David Lightman is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. David Lightman
Author details
Total words: 4,017
Article count: 1
Publications
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.2% 6.2% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 14.6% 14.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 8.8% 8.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.3% 1.3% 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 14.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 9.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 8.8%, sitewide 1.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.9%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.0%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Begging the Question: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Slippery Slope: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst