Author summary
9% 1 analyzed article/video 874 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Garrett Leahy results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Appeal to Authority , and In-Group Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 368 hits . Analysis detected 1,014 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,496 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 24% (4,884 of 6,392 authors). This Garrett Leahy is better (less manipulative) than 76.40% of the peer group. Garrett Leahy
Author details
Total words: 3,496
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.6% percentile 1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.5K 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 1.7% 1.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.7% 0.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 10.5% 10.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.1% 1.1% Representativeness Heuris… Sitewide 1.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% 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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Halo Effect: Author 10.5%, sitewide 6.7% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.9%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.9% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.4% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst