Author summary
54% 1 analyzed article/video 2,876 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Shiffman results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.9% saturation with 1,117 hits . Analysis detected 6,324 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,628 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 28% (4,772 of 6,617 authors). This David Shiffman is better (less manipulative) than 72.10% of the peer group. David Shiffman
Author details
Total words: 8,628
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 27.9% percentile 1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.3% 4.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.9% 12.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.2% 1.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.8% 0.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.5% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst