Author summary
65% 4 analyzed articles/videos 2,324 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Luke Nicastro results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.5% saturation with 1,680 hits . Analysis detected 14,506 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,460 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 49% (3,435 of 6,628 authors). This Luke Nicastro is better (less manipulative) than 51.80% of the peer group. Luke Nicastro
Author details
Total words: 12,460
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
48% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.2% percentile 2.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles12.5K 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 9.6% 9.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.1% 6.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.4% 7.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 13.5% 13.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.2% 4.2% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 5.3% 5.3% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.1% 0.1% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 4.3% 4.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 1.1% 1.1% 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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.4%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.5%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 1.4% Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Slippery Slope: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst