Author summary
0% 20 analyzed articles/videos 1,960 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott Shafer results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 30% saturation with 2,401 hits . Analysis detected 14,846 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,002 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.3% and a BS Rank of 78% (1,374 of 6,135 authors). This Scott Shafer is worse (more manipulative) than 77.60% of the peer group. Scott Shafer
Author details
Total words: 8,002
Article count: 20
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
78% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 77.6% percentile 4.3% BS Score20 analyzed articles8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 20.5% 20.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.5% 7.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 8.5% 8.5% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 8.4% 8.4% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Author 7.0% 7.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.2% 4.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 7.6% 7.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.3% 1.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 30.0% 30.0% 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 30.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 22.1%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 20.5%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 7.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 6.5%, sitewide 9.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 8.5%, sitewide 0.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 2.0% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 7.5% Recency Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 2.7% In-Group Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.2% Begging the Question: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.7% Red Herring: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst