Author summary
65% 5 analyzed articles/videos 2,591 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matt Novak results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Politically Left Leaning Bias , and Fundamental Attribution Error , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 25% saturation with 3,015 hits . Analysis detected 14,994 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,077 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 48% (3,264 of 6,277 authors). This Matt Novak is better (less manipulative) than 52.00% of the peer group. Matt Novak
Author details
Total words: 12,077
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
48% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.0% percentile 2.5% BS Score5 analyzed articles12.1K 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 3.3% 3.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 25.0% 25.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 7.7% 7.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 14.2% 14.2% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Author 25.0%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 14.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.5%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 7.7%, sitewide 2.0% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 5.8%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 5.6%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.0%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.8% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst