Author summary
59% 7 analyzed articles/videos 2,318 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Joe DePaolo results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.7% saturation with 1,406 hits . Analysis detected 10,280 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,594 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 40% (3,711 of 6,171 authors). This Joe DePaolo is better (less manipulative) than 60.10% of the peer group. Joe DePaolo
Author details
Total words: 9,594
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.9% percentile 2.3% BS Score7 analyzed articles9.6K 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 13.7% 13.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 10.2% 10.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 14.7% 14.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.5% 3.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.1% 0.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.2% 3.2% 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 13.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 14.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.1%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Ad Hominem: Author 3.9%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst