Author summary
44% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,575 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Shannon Larson results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Availability Heuristic , and Negativity Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 15.8% saturation with 922 hits . Analysis detected 4,148 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,821 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 36% (4,054 of 6,317 authors). This Shannon Larson is better (less manipulative) than 64.20% of the peer group. Shannon Larson
Author details
Total words: 5,821
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
36% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.8% percentile 2.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.8K 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 1.9% 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.3% 5.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 15.8% 15.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 9.2% 9.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.0% 1.0% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.7% 0.7% 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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.2%, sitewide 15.9% Halo Effect: Author 15.8%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 6.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.8% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst