Author summary
0% 10 analyzed articles/videos 14,529 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Merchant results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 4,608 hits . Analysis detected 39,068 faulty-reasoning hits from 70,389 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 5% (6,102 of 6,362 authors). This Josh Merchant is better (less manipulative) than 95.90% of the peer group. Josh Merchant
Author details
Total words: 70,389
Article count: 10
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.1% percentile 1.2% BS Score10 analyzed articles70.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.5% 6.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.6% 5.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.2% 1.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% 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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.9% Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst