Author summary
91% 10 analyzed articles/videos 856 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sam Stein results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Biased Writer Voice , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 26.3% saturation with 1,271 hits . Analysis detected 8,112 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,827 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of 83% (1,091 of 6,169 authors). This Sam Stein is worse (more manipulative) than 82.30% of the peer group. Sam Stein
Author details
Total words: 4,827
Article count: 10
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
82% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 82.3% percentile 4.9% BS Score10 analyzed articles4.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 24.8% 24.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 22.8% 22.8% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 14.8% 14.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.5% 4.5% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 12.8% 12.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 26.3% 26.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 8.0% 8.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% 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 14.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 26.3%, sitewide 19.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 24.8%, sitewide 0.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 22.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.5%, sitewide 15.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 12.8%, sitewide 2.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 8.8%, sitewide 8.1% Ad Hominem: Author 8.0%, sitewide 2.2% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.1% Red Herring: Author 3.8%, sitewide 0.7% Indoctrination: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Straw Man: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.9% Recency Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.5% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst