Author summary
75% 8 analyzed articles/videos 4,190 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Burkhardt results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Optimism Bias , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 22.9% saturation with 3,760 hits . Analysis detected 18,417 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,398 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 59% (2,655 of 6,420 authors). This Michael Burkhardt is worse (more manipulative) than 58.70% of the peer group. Michael Burkhardt
Author details
Total words: 16,398
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
59% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 58.7% percentile 3.0% BS Score8 analyzed articles16.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 22.9% 22.9% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.1% 6.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.0% 6.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 11.0% 11.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.9% 2.9% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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 6.1%, sitewide 26.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 22.9%, sitewide 0.5% Negativity Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.0%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.2%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst