Author summary
68% 18 analyzed articles/videos 7,470 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Malcolm Ferguson results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17.7% saturation with 6,364 hits . Analysis detected 47,172 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,893 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 51% (3,199 of 6,498 authors). This Malcolm Ferguson is worse (more manipulative) than 50.80% of the peer group. Malcolm Ferguson
Author details
Total words: 35,893
Article count: 18
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
51% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 50.8% percentile 2.6% BS Score18 analyzed articles35.9K 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 11.7% 11.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 16.7% 16.7% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 10.3% 10.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.9% 8.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.2% 2.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 11.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 17.7%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 16.7%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 2.0% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Author 5.2%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.5% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst