Author summary
0% 11 analyzed articles/videos 4,433 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Smith results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.2% saturation with 6,955 hits . Analysis detected 50,689 faulty-reasoning hits from 48,847 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 29% (4,482 of 6,314 authors). This David Smith is better (less manipulative) than 71.00% of the peer group. David Smith
Author details
Total words: 48,847
Article count: 11
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
29% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.0% percentile 2.0% BS Score11 analyzed articles48.8K 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 10.2% 10.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 13.8% 13.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 14.2% 14.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% 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% Framing Effect: Author 10.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 14.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.7%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Ad Hominem: Author 4.2%, sitewide 2.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.0% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst