Author summary
37% 4 analyzed articles/videos 3,432 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lance Whitney results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Optimism Bias , and Negativity Bias , with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 1,514 hits . Analysis detected 11,284 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,442 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 32% (4,244 of 6,244 authors). This Lance Whitney is better (less manipulative) than 68.00% of the peer group. Lance Whitney
Author details
Total words: 14,442
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 32.0% percentile 2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles14.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 10.5% 10.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.8% 3.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 9.0% 9.0% 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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Anecdotal: Author 10.5%, sitewide 5.2% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.0%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 6.0% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.6%, sitewide 6.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.5% Horn Effect: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.0% Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: 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