Author summary
88% 1 analyzed article/video 916 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Richard N. Velotta results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Hasty Generalization , and Negativity Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 22.3% saturation with 612 hits . Analysis detected 3,417 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,748 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of 75% (1,591 of 6,359 authors). This Richard N. Velotta is worse (more manipulative) than 75.00% of the peer group. Richard N. Velotta
Author details
Total words: 2,748
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
75% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 75.0% percentile 4.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.7K 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% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.2% 9.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Loss Aversion Sitewide 2.5% Author 8.2% 8.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 22.3% 22.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.7% 2.7% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 12.6% 12.6% 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 22.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 12.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.5%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% Loss Aversion: Author 8.2%, sitewide 2.5% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.1%, sitewide 5.3% Bandwagon: Author 5.3%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Author 4.3%, sitewide 5.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 2.2% Begging the Question: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.0%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Slippery Slope: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst