Author summary
48% 7 analyzed articles/videos 5,705 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Melanie McFarland results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 3,636 hits . Analysis detected 25,462 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,661 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 16% (5,252 of 6,215 authors). This Melanie McFarland is better (less manipulative) than 84.50% of the peer group. Melanie McFarland
Author details
Total words: 30,661
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.5% percentile 1.6% BS Score7 analyzed articles30.7K 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 2.2% 2.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.9% 6.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 11.9% 11.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.9% 2.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.6% 0.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.1% 0.1% 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 2.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.9%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.1%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 2.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst