Author summary
23% 4 analyzed articles/videos 3,208 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Karl Loftus results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Unattributed Quote , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 1,074 hits . Analysis detected 8,028 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,364 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 29% (4,757 of 6,629 authors). This Karl Loftus is better (less manipulative) than 71.80% of the peer group. Karl Loftus
Author details
Total words: 10,364
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 28.2% percentile 1.9% BS Score4 analyzed articles10.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 7.3% 7.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.6% 4.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.4% 10.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.1% 0.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.5% 5.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.1% 0.1% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 5.5% 5.5% 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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 5.5%, sitewide 1.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.0%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst