Author summary
99%1 analyzed article/video863 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Prosser results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Hasty Generalization, and Anecdotal, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 28.8% saturation with 745 hits. Analysis detected 5,130 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,589 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.8% and a BS Rank of 90% (668 of 6,628 authors). This David Prosser is worse (more manipulative) than 89.90% of the peer group.
David Prosser
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Jacob Owens1%
1%Megan Fan Munce1%
90%David Prosser (selected)7%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,589
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

90% percentile
025507510089.9% percentile
6.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 28.8%28.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 0.3%0.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.0%4.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 17.6%17.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 14.2%14.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 18.7%18.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 8.6%8.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 8.8%8.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.6%1.6%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 28.8%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Author 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 18.7%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 17.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Author 14.2%, sitewide 5.2%Halo Effect: Author 11.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 11.0%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 10.9%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Author 6.5%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.1%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 8.8%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Author 8.6%, sitewide 1.1%In-Group Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Self-Serving Bias: Author 6.6%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 4.6%Loss Aversion: Author 4.6%, sitewide 2.5%Burden of Proof: Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 2.2%Genetic Fallacy: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Sunk Cost Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

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