Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 415 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Shepardson results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Confirmation Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17% saturation with 283 hits . Analysis detected 1,911 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,660 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.2% and a BS Rank of 85% (1,036 of 6,565 authors). This David Shepardson is worse (more manipulative) than 84.20% of the peer group. David Shepardson
Author details
Total words: 1,660
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
84% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 84.2% percentile 5.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 12.3% 12.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.9% 7.9% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 10.3% 10.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 6.5% 6.5% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Author 7.0% 7.0% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 5.2% 5.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 3.7% 3.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 3.7% 3.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 6.0% 6.0% 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 12.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 17.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.9%, sitewide 15.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 10.3%, sitewide 3.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 9.8%, sitewide 7.5% Availability Heuristic: Author 6.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.7%, sitewide 8.1% Slippery Slope: Author 7.0%, sitewide 1.7% In-Group Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 6.9% Unattributed Quote: Author 6.5%, sitewide 1.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 5.2%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 2.7% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Begging the Question: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Actor-Observer Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.6% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst