Author summary
23% 1 analyzed article/video 1,222 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Laurel Elder results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 372 hits . Analysis detected 2,098 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,666 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 35% (4,310 of 6,629 authors). This Laurel Elder is better (less manipulative) than 65.00% of the peer group. Laurel Elder
Author details
Total words: 3,666
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
35% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.0% percentile 2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.7K 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 5.5% 5.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 10.2% 10.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.6% 1.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% 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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.8%, sitewide 11.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 10.2%, sitewide 3.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.0%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.4% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.4% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst