Author summary
92% 2 analyzed articles/videos 2,823 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Letters to the Editor results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Anecdotal , and Negativity Bias , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 1,155 hits . Analysis detected 10,030 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,469 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 56% (2,846 of 6,382 authors). This Letters to the Editor is worse (more manipulative) than 55.40% of the peer group. Letters to the Editor
Author details
Total words: 8,469
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
55% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 55.4% percentile 2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles8.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.1% 5.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.8% 6.8% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 6.6% 6.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.8% 5.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 6.3% 6.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.2% 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 4.1% 4.1% 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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.8%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.2%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% Anecdotal: Author 7.4%, sitewide 5.2% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.4%, sitewide 6.7% Indoctrination: Author 6.6%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 6.3%, sitewide 1.1% Optimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.3%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% False Dilemma: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.1%, sitewide 0.5% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1% Slippery Slope: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst