Author summary
68% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,107 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sean Cotter results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Self-Serving Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 667 hits . Analysis detected 5,058 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,357 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 47% (3,303 of 6,189 authors). This Sean Cotter is better (less manipulative) than 53.40% of the peer group. Sean Cotter
Author details
Total words: 6,357
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.6% percentile 2.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.4K 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 10.5% 10.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.3% 6.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.9% 7.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.8% 1.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.4% 0.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.5% 1.5% 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 10.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Halo Effect: Author 8.5%, sitewide 6.7% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Self-Serving Bias: Author 6.4%, sitewide 3.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Hindsight Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.0%, sitewide 3.3% Bandwagon: Author 3.8%, sitewide 2.2% Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst