Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,968 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Larry A. Taunton results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Ad Hominem , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.8% saturation with 1,556 hits . Analysis detected 12,060 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,872 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 68% (2,038 of 6,346 authors). This Larry A. Taunton is worse (more manipulative) than 67.90% of the peer group. Larry A. Taunton
Author details
Total words: 7,872
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
68% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 67.9% percentile 3.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 19.8% 19.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.2% 4.2% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 11.4% 11.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 7.0% 7.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 13.6% 13.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 13.3% 13.3% 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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.8%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.2%, sitewide 15.9% Confirmation Bias: Author 13.6%, sitewide 7.5% Hasty Generalization: Author 13.3%, sitewide 8.1% Ad Hominem: Author 11.4%, sitewide 2.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 10.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Indoctrination: Author 7.0%, sitewide 0.0% In-Group Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.7%, sitewide 5.2% False Dilemma: Author 4.8%, sitewide 1.5% Begging the Question: Author 4.7%, sitewide 1.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 3.7% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.4% Straw Man: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.3%, sitewide 2.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst