Author summary
68% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,181 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mat Smith results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Pessimism Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.2% saturation with 645 hits . Analysis detected 3,019 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,543 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 57% (2,893 of 6,628 authors). This Mat Smith is worse (more manipulative) than 56.40% of the peer group. Mat Smith
Author details
Total words: 3,543
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
56% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 56.4% percentile 2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.5K 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 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 18.2% 18.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.2% 12.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.3% 1.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% 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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.2%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 18.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 4.3%, sitewide 5.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 1.9% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.5%, sitewide 0.5% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst