Author summary
61% 1 analyzed article/video 814 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ruth Roberts Special to The Post results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Anecdotal , and Halo Effect , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 237 hits . Analysis detected 1,573 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,442 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 55% (2,878 of 6,385 authors). This Ruth Roberts Special to The Post is worse (more manipulative) than 54.90% of the peer group. Ruth Roberts Special to The Post
Author details
Total words: 2,442
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
55% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 54.9% percentile 2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K 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 0.9% 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.1% 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 9.7% 9.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.4% 8.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.9% 3.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.3% 2.3% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% 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 0.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 9.7%, sitewide 0.5% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Anecdotal: Author 7.8%, sitewide 5.2% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 6.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Indoctrination: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.0% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst