Author summary
0% 4 analyzed articles/videos 2,792 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Derek VanBuskirk results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Authority , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 1,231 hits . Analysis detected 16,580 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,120 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 47% (3,400 of 6,367 authors). This Derek VanBuskirk is better (less manipulative) than 53.40% of the peer group. Derek VanBuskirk
Author details
Total words: 13,120
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.6% percentile 2.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles13.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 9.4% 9.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.5% 7.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.6% 7.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 6.8% 6.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 5.7% 5.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.9% 1.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.9% 0.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 3.6% 3.6% 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 9.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 7.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.5%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.9% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 1.4% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 5.7%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Author 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.4%, sitewide 0.8% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 3.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.6%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.0% Slippery Slope: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst