Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 2,034 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Phillip W. Magness results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 468 hits . Analysis detected 4,296 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,136 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 9% (5,819 of 6,359 authors). This Phillip W. Magness is better (less manipulative) than 91.50% of the peer group. Phillip W. Magness
Author details
Total words: 8,136
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.5% percentile 1.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.7% 0.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.6% 0.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.5% 4.5% 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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst