Author summary
ā 88% 1 analyzed article/video 1,438 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Melinda Haas results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 26.4% saturation with 1,138 hits . Analysis detected 5,000 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,314 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of ā 71% (1,909 of 6,382 authors). This Melinda Haas is worse (more manipulative) than 70.10% of the peer group. Melinda Haas
Author details
Total words: 4,314
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
70% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 70.1% percentile 3.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Author SitewideShared scale 0ā25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.9% 9.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.0% 1.0% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 6.4% 6.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 5.6% 5.6% Politically Left Leaning ⦠Sitewide 2.0% Author 6.1% 6.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 7.6% 7.6% 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 26.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 7.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 8.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 6.4%, sitewide 0.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 6.1%, sitewide 2.0% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 5.6%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.5%, sitewide 3.3% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.2%, sitewide 5.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 5.2%, sitewide 1.9% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Slippery Slope: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.7% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.1% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst