Author summary
17% 8 analyzed articles/videos 2,226 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ryan McNeal results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Unattributed Quote , and Framing Effect , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 678 hits . Analysis detected 5,151 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,039 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 16% (5,398 of 6,359 authors). This Ryan McNeal is better (less manipulative) than 84.90% of the peer group. Ryan McNeal
Author details
Total words: 9,039
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.1% percentile 1.6% BS Score8 analyzed articles9K 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 4.5% 4.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.4% 0.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 7.5% 7.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.1% 0.1% 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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 7.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 7.5%, sitewide 0.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 6.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 5.3%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Author 0.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst