Author summary
45% 1 analyzed article/video 1,000 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Lewis results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , False Dilemma , and Framing Effect , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 17.7% saturation with 531 hits . Analysis detected 2,074 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,000 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 54% (2,881 of 6,258 authors). This Michael Lewis is worse (more manipulative) than 54.00% of the peer group. Michael Lewis
Author details
Total words: 3,000
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
54% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 54.0% percentile 2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3K 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 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.2% 4.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 17.7% 17.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.2% 2.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Author 6.2% 6.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.3% 0.3% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 3.5% 3.5% 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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9% Halo Effect: Author 17.7%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.2%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.4%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% False Dilemma: Author 6.2%, sitewide 1.5% Optimism Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.8% Indoctrination: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.0% Middle Ground: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst