Author summary
47% 19 analyzed articles/videos 3,140 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Eric Johnston results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Availability Heuristic , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 2,135 hits . Analysis detected 16,202 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,546 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 32% (4,296 of 6,238 authors). This Eric Johnston is better (less manipulative) than 68.90% of the peer group. Eric Johnston
Author details
Total words: 18,546
Article count: 19
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.1% percentile 2.0% BS Score19 analyzed articles18.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 11.5% 11.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.9% 9.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.1% 2.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% 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 11.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 7.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.7%, sitewide 5.3% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.5%, sitewide 3.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.9% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.5% Recency Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: 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