Author summary
70% 1 analyzed article/video 315 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Leslie Postal results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Optimism Bias , and Anecdotal , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 36.3% saturation with 343 hits . Analysis detected 831 faulty-reasoning hits from 945 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 9.8% and a BS Rank of 95% (366 of 6,628 authors). This Leslie Postal is worse (more manipulative) than 94.50% of the peer group. Leslie Postal
Author details
Total words: 945
Article count: 1
Publications
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95% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 94.5% percentile 9.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles945 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 36.3% 36.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 20.9% 20.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 9.3% 9.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 4.4% 4.4% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 4.7% 4.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 5.9% 5.9% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% 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% Halo Effect: Author 36.3%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Authority: Author 20.9%, sitewide 11.1% Negativity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Author 9.3%, sitewide 6.0% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 7.5% Anecdotal: Author 5.9%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.7%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst