Author summary
0% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,707 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Mikkelson results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Ad Hominem as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 1,366 hits . Analysis detected 10,325 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,828 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 41% (3,951 of 6,628 authors). This David Mikkelson is better (less manipulative) than 59.60% of the peer group. David Mikkelson
Author details
Total words: 10,828
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.4% percentile 2.3% BS Score3 analyzed articles10.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.0% 5.0% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 12.6% 12.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.2% 9.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.1% 0.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 4.6% 4.6% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.0%, sitewide 15.9% Ad Hominem: Author 12.6%, sitewide 2.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.9%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.6%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.6%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.2%, sitewide 0.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst