Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,415 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott Franz results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 14.6% saturation with 750 hits . Analysis detected 3,679 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,127 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 42% (3,860 of 6,628 authors). This Scott Franz is better (less manipulative) than 58.20% of the peer group. Scott Franz
Author details
Total words: 5,127
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
42% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 41.8% percentile 2.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.1K 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 6.9% 6.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.5% 4.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.5% 8.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 14.6% 14.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.2% 0.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.5%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Author 14.6%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.1%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.1%, sitewide 0.8% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst