Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 866 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael D. Shear results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Overconfidence Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 20.4% saturation with 706 hits . Analysis detected 3,790 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,464 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of 68% (2,176 of 6,628 authors). This Michael D. Shear is worse (more manipulative) than 67.20% of the peer group. Michael D. Shear
Author details
Total words: 3,464
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
67% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 67.2% percentile 3.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.5% 5.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 14.1% 14.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 12.1% 12.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.5% 0.5% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Author 7.6% 7.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.5% 2.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% 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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 20.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 12.9%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 14.1%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 12.1%, sitewide 4.6% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.4%, sitewide 8.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 1.9% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% False Dilemma: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.5% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst