Author summary
74% 2 analyzed articles/videos 484 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Marshall results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Overconfidence Bias , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 200 hits . Analysis detected 1,652 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,452 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of 63% (2,472 of 6,628 authors). This Josh Marshall is worse (more manipulative) than 62.70% of the peer group. Josh Marshall
Author details
Total words: 1,452
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
63% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 62.7% percentile 3.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles1.5K 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 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.2% 9.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 13.8% 13.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 9.8% 9.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.4% 1.4% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 5.1% 5.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 3.7% 3.7% 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 9.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.8%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 10.9%, sitewide 8.1% Overconfidence Bias: Author 9.8%, sitewide 4.6% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 7.5% Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.8% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.9% Hindsight Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Burden of Proof: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.4% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst