Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,520 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Eric Holthaus results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Availability Heuristic , and Ambiguity (Equivocation) , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.3% saturation with 514 hits . Analysis detected 4,619 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,560 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of 63% (2,463 of 6,628 authors). This Eric Holthaus is worse (more manipulative) than 62.80% of the peer group. Eric Holthaus
Author details
Total words: 4,560
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
63% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 62.8% percentile 3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.6K 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 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.3% 11.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 8.2% 8.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 2.0% 2.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.8% 2.8% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% 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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 11.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 10.0%, sitewide 7.5% Availability Heuristic: Author 9.3%, sitewide 9.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 8.2%, sitewide 0.8% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Slippery Slope: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.9% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 4.0% Recency Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 2.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst