Author summary
0% 7 analyzed articles/videos 3,484 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fiona Macdonald results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Biased Writer Voice , with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 2,098 hits . Analysis detected 22,671 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,742 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 10% (5,728 of 6,316 authors). This Fiona Macdonald is better (less manipulative) than 90.70% of the peer group. Fiona Macdonald
Author details
Total words: 35,742
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.3% percentile 1.4% BS Score7 analyzed articles35.7K 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 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.7%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.4% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst