Author summary
0% 19 analyzed articles/videos 11,778 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Joshua McNichols results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 3,541 hits . Analysis detected 35,656 faulty-reasoning hits from 47,192 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 13% (5,771 of 6,628 authors). This Joshua McNichols is better (less manipulative) than 87.10% of the peer group. Joshua McNichols
Author details
Total words: 47,192
Article count: 19
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 12.9% percentile 1.5% BS Score19 analyzed articles47.2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 7.5% 7.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.9% 3.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.1% 2.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Author 0.2% 0.2% 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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst