Author summary
65% 6 analyzed articles/videos 3,736 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Meagan O'Rourke results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.1% saturation with 2,793 hits . Analysis detected 18,754 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,342 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 46% (3,445 of 6,296 authors). This Meagan O'Rourke is better (less manipulative) than 54.70% of the peer group. Meagan O'Rourke
Author details
Total words: 16,342
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.3% percentile 2.4% BS Score6 analyzed articles16.3K 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 11.9% 11.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 17.1% 17.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.8% 6.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.0% 11.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.8% 5.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.3% 1.3% 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 11.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 11.0%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 17.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.7% Ad Hominem: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst