Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 495 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Patrick Ward results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Unattributed Quote , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 215 hits . Analysis detected 1,766 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,980 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of 74% (1,661 of 6,244 authors). This Patrick Ward is worse (more manipulative) than 73.40% of the peer group. Patrick Ward
Author details
Total words: 1,980
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
73% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 73.4% percentile 3.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 10.9% 10.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.7% 2.7% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 8.3% 8.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.8% 1.8% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 4.2% 4.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 1.2% 1.2% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 2.7% 2.7% 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 10.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 10.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 8.3%, sitewide 1.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 6.1%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.0%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.4% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.8% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.4% Red Herring: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst