Author summary
0% 3 analyzed articles/videos 3,536 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Peter Laffin results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 31.7% saturation with 4,479 hits . Analysis detected 23,622 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,144 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of 67% (2,182 of 6,588 authors). This Peter Laffin is worse (more manipulative) than 66.90% of the peer group. Peter Laffin
Author details
Total words: 14,144
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
67% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 66.9% percentile 3.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles14.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 31.7% 31.7% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 16.9% 16.9% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 9.9% 9.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.8% 11.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% 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 31.7%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Author 6.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 11.8%, sitewide 19.2% Hasty Generalization: Author 16.9%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.2%, sitewide 11.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 10.6%, sitewide 7.5% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 9.9%, sitewide 1.4% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Ad Hominem: Author 7.0%, sitewide 2.2% In-Group Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 5.9%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 5.6%, sitewide 1.5% Anecdotal: Author 2.9%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Straw Man: Author 4.8%, sitewide 0.9% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.1% Begging the Question: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst