Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 116 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sean Carroll results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Biased Writer Voice , and Negativity Bias , with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 31% saturation with 144 hits . Analysis detected 738 faulty-reasoning hits from 464 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 14.5% and a BS Rank of 98% (178 of 6,628 authors). This Sean Carroll is worse (more manipulative) than 97.30% of the peer group. Sean Carroll
Author details
Total words: 464
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
97% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 97.3% percentile 14.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles464 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% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 31.0% 31.0% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.9% 6.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 27.6% 27.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 18.1% 18.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.6% 5.6% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 10.3% 10.3% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 10.3% 10.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 10.3% 10.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 11.2% 11.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 10.3% 10.3% 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% Anecdotal: Author 31.0%, sitewide 5.2% Hasty Generalization: Author 27.6%, sitewide 8.1% Framing Effect: Author 6.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 17.2%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 18.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Halo Effect: Author 11.2%, sitewide 6.7% Confirmation Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 7.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 10.3%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 10.3%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst