Author summary
97% 2 analyzed articles/videos 593 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Maddox results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Confirmation Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 25.4% saturation with 1,508 hits . Analysis detected 9,767 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,928 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of 76% (1,535 of 6,348 authors). This David Maddox is worse (more manipulative) than 75.80% of the peer group. David Maddox
Author details
Total words: 5,928
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
76% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 75.8% percentile 4.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.9K 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 5.7% 5.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 18.0% 18.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 9.5% 9.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 25.4% 25.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.0% 2.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 4.7% 4.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 3.8% 3.8% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Author 4.3% 4.3% 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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 25.4%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 18.0%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 7.0%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 8.9%, sitewide 7.5% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.3%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.9% Anecdotal: Author 6.8%, sitewide 5.2% Halo Effect: Author 5.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.7%, sitewide 0.8% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 4.6% False Dilemma: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.3%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.1% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.4% Ad Hominem: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.2% Recency Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst