Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,192 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Richard A. Webster results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 362 hits . Analysis detected 2,859 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,768 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 31% (4,609 of 6,628 authors). This Richard A. Webster is better (less manipulative) than 69.50% of the peer group. Richard A. Webster
Author details
Total words: 4,768
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.5% percentile 2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.8K 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 6.3% 6.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.6% 7.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.9% 5.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.4% 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.1% 1.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 4.1% 4.1% 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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.8% False Dilemma: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.5% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.4% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst