Author summary
99% 1 analyzed article/video 552 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh McLeod results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Indoctrination , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 36.5% saturation with 604 hits . Analysis detected 3,764 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,656 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.5% and a BS Rank of 89% (716 of 6,316 authors). This Josh McLeod is worse (more manipulative) than 88.70% of the peer group. Josh McLeod
Author details
Total words: 1,656
Article count: 1
Publications
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89% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 88.7% percentile 6.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 36.5% 36.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 16.0% 16.0% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Author 10.8% 10.8% Loss Aversion Sitewide 2.5% Author 11.5% 11.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.3% 10.3% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Author 10.3% 10.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 14.4% 14.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 10.4% 10.4% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Author 6.6% 6.6% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Author 36.5%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Author 26.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 19.2% Indoctrination: Author 16.0%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.4%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 14.4%, sitewide 8.1% Loss Aversion: Author 11.5%, sitewide 2.5% Availability Heuristic: Author 11.3%, sitewide 9.1% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Slippery Slope: Author 10.8%, sitewide 1.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 1.9% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.5%, sitewide 6.7% Begging the Question: Author 6.6%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 6.2%, sitewide 1.5% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 1.4% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Genetic Fallacy: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Personal Incredulity: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst