Author summary
79% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,492 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Richard Whittaker results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Authority , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 1,354 hits . Analysis detected 6,826 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,777 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 48% (3,467 of 6,628 authors). This Richard Whittaker is better (less manipulative) than 52.30% of the peer group. Richard Whittaker
Author details
Total words: 6,777
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
48% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 47.7% percentile 2.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.8K 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 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.9% 2.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 20.0% 20.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.1% 6.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.6% 6.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 10.0% 10.0% 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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 20.0%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.6%, sitewide 11.1% Halo Effect: Author 10.0%, sitewide 6.7% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.5% Slippery Slope: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst