Author summary
12% 1 analyzed article/video 2,847 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kevin Simpson results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Appeal to Authority , and Anecdotal , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 593 hits . Analysis detected 4,510 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,541 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 14% (5,431 of 6,316 authors). This Kevin Simpson is better (less manipulative) than 86.00% of the peer group. Kevin Simpson
Author details
Total words: 8,541
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.0% percentile 1.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.7% 0.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.6% 4.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.7% 4.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.6% 3.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.5% 1.5% 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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 6.0% In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 4.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst