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BS Summary: These Douglas MacMillan results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Quote-first Misdirection , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 16.1% saturation with 51 hits . Analysis detected 377 faulty-reasoning hits from 316 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,628 authors). This Douglas MacMillan is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. Douglas MacMillan
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Total words: 316
Article count: 1
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0% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.0% percentile 0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles316 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 12.3% 12.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 12.3% 12.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 16.1% 16.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.4% 5.4% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Author 12.3% 12.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 10.8% 10.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 16.1% 16.1% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 5.4% 5.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 16.1% 16.1% 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% Framing Effect: Author 16.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 16.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 16.1%, sitewide 11.1% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.4%, sitewide 15.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 12.3%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 12.3%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 12.3%, sitewide 1.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.8%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.4%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 2.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst