Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,015 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lawrence Ostlere results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 257 hits . Analysis detected 2,286 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,060 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 40% (3,986 of 6,628 authors). This Lawrence Ostlere is better (less manipulative) than 60.10% of the peer group. Lawrence Ostlere
Author details
Total words: 4,060
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.9% percentile 2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.1K 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 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.6% 4.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.8% 4.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.0% 2.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.3%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Genetic Fallacy: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.0% Red Herring: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Begging the Question: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.7% Horn Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst