Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 3,274 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Mechanic results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Politically Left Leaning Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 1,079 hits . Analysis detected 9,582 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,096 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 20% (5,317 of 6,607 authors). This Michael Mechanic is better (less manipulative) than 80.50% of the peer group. Michael Mechanic
Author details
Total words: 13,096
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
20% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 19.5% percentile 1.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles13.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.4% 5.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.9% 7.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.2% 8.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.1% 0.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.6% 0.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 7.1% 7.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.0% 3.0% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 7.1%, sitewide 2.0% In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.4%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Begging the Question: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst