Author summary
41% 6 analyzed articles/videos 1,614 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Obituary results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Indoctrination , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 17.4% saturation with 1,576 hits . Analysis detected 5,604 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,048 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 60% (3,583 of 8,818 authors). This Obituary is worse (more manipulative) than 59.40% of the peer group. Obituary
Author details
Total words: 9,048
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
59% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 59.4% percentile 2.6% BS Score6 analyzed articles9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 17.4% 17.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 15.9% 15.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.3% 0.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 10.3% 10.3% 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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 19.2% Halo Effect: Author 17.4%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.3%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 15.9%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.9% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.9% Composition/Division: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst