Author summary
66% 5 analyzed articles/videos 1,725 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Richard Devine results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.4% saturation with 1,421 hits . Analysis detected 10,070 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,254 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 42% (3,674 of 6,244 authors). This Richard Devine is better (less manipulative) than 58.80% of the peer group. Richard Devine
Author details
Total words: 9,254
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
41% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 41.2% percentile 2.3% BS Score5 analyzed articles9.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.8% 5.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.2% 3.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 15.4% 15.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 6.4% 6.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.9% 2.9% 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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 15.4%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 6.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.4%, sitewide 0.5% Anecdotal: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst