Author summary
95% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,159 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Patrick West results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Politically Right Leaning Bias , and Negativity Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 38.7% saturation with 3,066 hits . Analysis detected 18,717 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,924 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 5% and a BS Rank of 83% (1,091 of 6,362 authors). This Patrick West is worse (more manipulative) than 82.90% of the peer group. Patrick West
Author details
Total words: 7,924
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
83% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 82.9% percentile 5.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 38.7% 38.7% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 29.7% 29.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 34.1% 34.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 11.4% 11.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Author 7.4% 7.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Author 38.7%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Author 34.1%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 29.7%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect: Author 2.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 17.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Ad Hominem: Author 11.4%, sitewide 2.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 7.5% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.6%, sitewide 9.1% Straw Man: Author 7.4%, sitewide 0.9% In-Group Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% False Dilemma: Author 6.3%, sitewide 1.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 3.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.2%, sitewide 3.3% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Slippery Slope: Author 4.5%, sitewide 1.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 4.1%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 3.8%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst