Author summary
43% 4 analyzed articles/videos 2,521 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matt Simon results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 11.3% saturation with 1,357 hits . Analysis detected 10,297 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,998 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 44% (3,530 of 6,244 authors). This Matt Simon is better (less manipulative) than 56.50% of the peer group. Matt Simon
Author details
Total words: 11,998
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
44% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 43.5% percentile 2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles12K 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 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.6% 3.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 11.3% 11.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.9% 2.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% 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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Author 11.3%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 7.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% False Dilemma: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst