Author summary
31% 2 analyzed articles/videos 683 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Margaret Attridge results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Biased Writer Voice , and Negativity Bias , with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 336 hits . Analysis detected 2,834 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,614 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 30% (4,462 of 6,357 authors). This Margaret Attridge is better (less manipulative) than 70.20% of the peer group. Margaret Attridge
Author details
Total words: 4,614
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.8% percentile 2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.6K 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 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.6% 6.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.8% 0.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.9% 2.9% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 7.3% 7.3% 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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% Self-Serving Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 3.7% Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.6%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Loss Aversion: Author 3.6%, sitewide 2.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Begging the Question: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9% Circular Reasoning: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst