Author summary
28% 6 analyzed articles/videos 2,610 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Nield results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation) , Optimism Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 1,328 hits . Analysis detected 13,789 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,530 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 23% (4,998 of 6,462 authors). This David Nield is better (less manipulative) than 77.30% of the peer group. David Nield
Author details
Total words: 17,530
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.7% percentile 1.8% BS Score6 analyzed articles17.5K 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 4.4% 4.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 7.6% 7.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 6.3% 6.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.6% 3.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.2% 4.2% 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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.2%, sitewide 8.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 7.6%, sitewide 0.5% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 6.3%, sitewide 0.8% Optimism Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst