Author summary
37% 4 analyzed articles/videos 823 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott Younker results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Ambiguity (Equivocation) , with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 571 hits . Analysis detected 5,130 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,965 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 51% (3,296 of 6,628 authors). This Scott Younker is worse (more manipulative) than 50.30% of the peer group. Scott Younker
Author details
Total words: 5,965
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
50% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 50.3% percentile 2.6% BS Score4 analyzed articles6K 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 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.9% 3.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 5.7% 5.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 9.6% 9.6% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 5.3% 5.3% 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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Anecdotal: Author 9.6%, sitewide 5.2% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.5%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 5.7%, sitewide 0.8% Unattributed Quote: Author 5.3%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst