Author summary
55% 3 analyzed articles/videos 6,254 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paul Prescod results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Appeal to Authority , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 1,251 hits . Analysis detected 14,878 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,762 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 22% (4,966 of 6,338 authors). This Paul Prescod is better (less manipulative) than 78.30% of the peer group. Paul Prescod
Author details
Total words: 18,762
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.7% percentile 1.8% BS Score3 analyzed articles18.8K 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 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.4% 6.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.5% 5.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.7% 1.7% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.5%, sitewide 6.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.3%, sitewide 3.3% Optimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 5.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.0% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst