Author summary
61% 1 analyzed article/video 838 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John L. Smith results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Negativity Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.7% saturation with 527 hits . Analysis detected 2,600 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,352 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 67% (3,048 of 9,089 authors). This John L. Smith is worse (more manipulative) than 66.50% of the peer group. John L. Smith
Author details
Total words: 3,352
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
67% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 66.5% percentile 2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K 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 11.8% 11.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.8% 5.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 15.7% 15.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.5% 1.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.8% 3.8% 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 11.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 15.7%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Author 3.9%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst