Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Meghan McCarron results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Optimism Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 25.4% saturation with 203 hits . Analysis detected 622 faulty-reasoning hits from 800 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,628 authors). This Meghan McCarron is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. Meghan McCarron
Author details
Total words: 800
Article count: 1
Publications
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0% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.0% percentile 0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles800 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.5% 2.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 25.4% 25.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 5.4% 5.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 11.3% 11.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.1% 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 6.8% 6.8% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Author 5.5% 5.5% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Author 2.5% 2.5% 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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 25.4%, sitewide 5.3% Halo Effect: Author 11.3%, sitewide 6.7% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.5%, sitewide 8.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.8%, sitewide 3.3% Optimism Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 6.0% Status Quo Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 5.4%, sitewide 0.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 4.0% False Dilemma: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst