Author summary
46% 2 analyzed articles/videos 756 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott C. Anderson results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Biased Writer Voice , and Overconfidence Bias , with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 648 hits . Analysis detected 5,586 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,396 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 46% (3,631 of 6,628 authors). This Scott C. Anderson is better (less manipulative) than 54.80% of the peer group. Scott C. Anderson
Author details
Total words: 6,396
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.2% percentile 2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.4K 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 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 10.1% 10.1% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 5.4% 5.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 5.2% 5.2% 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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 10.1%, sitewide 3.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 8.8%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.0%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 4.6% Optimism Bias: Author 6.1%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Author 5.4%, sitewide 0.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.8% Slippery Slope: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: 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