Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 2,522 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Watsky results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal , Halo Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 27.3% saturation with 2,755 hits . Analysis detected 9,164 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,088 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 54% (3,052 of 6,628 authors). This David Watsky is worse (more manipulative) than 54.00% of the peer group. David Watsky
Author details
Total words: 10,088
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
54% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 54.0% percentile 2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles10.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 27.3% 27.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.8% 3.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 14.9% 14.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.1% 2.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% 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 27.3%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect: Author 3.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Anecdotal: Author 14.9%, sitewide 5.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.9%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst