Author summary
75% 34 analyzed articles/videos 20,386 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ryan Kost results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 9,776 hits . Analysis detected 78,196 faulty-reasoning hits from 94,414 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 15% (5,257 of 6,134 authors). This Ryan Kost is better (less manipulative) than 85.70% of the peer group. Ryan Kost
Author details
Total words: 94,414
Article count: 34
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.3% percentile 1.6% BS Score34 analyzed articles94.4K 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 7.1% 7.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.7% 5.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.3% 10.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.1% 6.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.3% 2.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.8% 0.8% 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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst