Author summary
38% 22 analyzed articles/videos 13,053 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kim Malcolm results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Framing Effect , and Anecdotal , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 3,633 hits . Analysis detected 47,617 faulty-reasoning hits from 66,741 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 8% (5,670 of 6,164 authors). This Kim Malcolm is better (less manipulative) than 92.00% of the peer group. Kim Malcolm
Author details
Total words: 66,741
Article count: 22
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.0% percentile 1.4% BS Score22 analyzed articles66.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 4.4% 4.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.7% 3.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.5% 2.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 5.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 4.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst