Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,050 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott Sturgis results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Anecdotal , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 21.2% saturation with 889 hits . Analysis detected 3,471 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,200 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 54% (3,048 of 6,628 authors). This Scott Sturgis is worse (more manipulative) than 54.00% of the peer group. Scott Sturgis
Author details
Total words: 4,200
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
54% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 54.0% percentile 2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 9.5% 9.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 21.2% 21.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.5% 8.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.1% 0.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.6% 3.6% 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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 21.2%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 8.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Author 6.5%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.9% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst