Author summary
0% 12 analyzed articles/videos 665 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Birnbaum results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Unattributed Quote , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 33.3% saturation with 1,589 hits . Analysis detected 8,576 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,768 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 5% and a BS Rank of 83% (1,102 of 6,363 authors). This Michael Birnbaum is worse (more manipulative) than 82.70% of the peer group. Michael Birnbaum
Author details
Total words: 4,768
Article count: 12
Publications
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83% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 82.7% percentile 5.0% BS Score12 analyzed articles4.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 28.5% 28.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 27.5% 27.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 33.3% 33.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 7.0% 7.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 5.8% 5.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.0% 2.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.9% 2.9% 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 33.3%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 28.5%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 27.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 7.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 7.0%, sitewide 1.1% In-Group Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 6.2%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 5.8%, sitewide 0.8% Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.9%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.8%, sitewide 2.7% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.4% Indoctrination: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst