Author summary
79% 12 analyzed articles/videos 8,764 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ira Stoll results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Politically Right Leaning Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.1% saturation with 8,227 hits . Analysis detected 59,624 faulty-reasoning hits from 45,521 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 48% (3,268 of 6,213 authors). This Ira Stoll is better (less manipulative) than 52.60% of the peer group. Ira Stoll
Author details
Total words: 45,521
Article count: 12
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 47.4% percentile 2.5% BS Score12 analyzed articles45.5K 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 9.0% 9.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 18.1% 18.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.7% 5.7% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 11.5% 11.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.8% 11.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.7% 2.7% 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 9.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 11.8%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 18.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 11.5%, sitewide 1.4% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 9.1%, sitewide 7.5% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% In-Group Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Author 5.0%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% False Dilemma: Author 3.8%, sitewide 1.5% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Straw Man: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.9% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst