Author summary
33% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,351 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kathryn Watson results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Overconfidence Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 767 hits . Analysis detected 3,856 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,610 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 26% (4,918 of 6,628 authors). This Kathryn Watson is better (less manipulative) than 74.20% of the peer group. Kathryn Watson
Author details
Total words: 6,610
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
26% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 25.8% percentile 1.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.6K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 11.6% 11.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.5% 9.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.1% 0.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.2% 1.2% 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 11.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.0%, sitewide 1.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.1% Tu Quoque: Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst