Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Michael A. McCarthy results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Politically Left Leaning Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 937 hits . Analysis detected 9,284 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,848 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,277 authors). This Michael A. McCarthy is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. Michael A. McCarthy
Author details
Total words: 7,848
Article count: 1
Publications
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0% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.0% percentile 0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.8K 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 7.4% 7.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.8% 4.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 7.8% 7.8% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 5.6% 5.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 11.9% 11.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% 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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 11.9%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.5%, sitewide 5.3% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 7.8%, sitewide 2.0% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Author 5.6%, sitewide 0.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 4.8%, sitewide 1.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Begging the Question: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Ad Hominem: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst