Author summary
51% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,079 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Hugh McIntyre results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Halo Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.2% saturation with 620 hits . Analysis detected 2,639 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,237 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.7% and a BS Rank of 72% (1,892 of 6,629 authors). This Hugh McIntyre is worse (more manipulative) than 71.50% of the peer group. Hugh McIntyre
Author details
Total words: 3,237
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
72% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 71.5% percentile 3.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.2K 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 5.3% 5.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 19.1% 19.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 4.5% 4.5% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 6.9% 6.9% 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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.9%, sitewide 3.3% Halo Effect: Author 6.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.5%, sitewide 0.8% Anchoring Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 4.0% Hindsight Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.4% Recency Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9% Burden of Proof: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.4% Primacy Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst