Author summary
36% 1 analyzed article/video 1,395 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maia McDonald results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , In-Group Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 14.1% saturation with 589 hits . Analysis detected 3,136 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,185 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 60% (2,656 of 6,628 authors). This Maia McDonald is worse (more manipulative) than 59.90% of the peer group. Maia McDonald
Author details
Total words: 4,185
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
60% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 59.9% percentile 3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.2K 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 3.3% 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 14.1% 14.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.7% 1.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 10.3% 10.3% 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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.0%, sitewide 15.9% Halo Effect: Author 14.1%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% In-Group Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 6.9% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.0% Bandwagon: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.5% Genetic Fallacy: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.4% Sunk Cost Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.3% Primacy Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.9% Circular Reasoning: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst