Author summary
3% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,050 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Erik Pedersen results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Representativeness Heuristic , and Availability Heuristic , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 217 hits . Analysis detected 1,294 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,200 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 9% (5,797 of 6,365 authors). This Erik Pedersen is better (less manipulative) than 91.10% of the peer group. Erik Pedersen
Author details
Total words: 4,200
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.9% percentile 1.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles4.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 5.2%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.8% Indoctrination: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst