Author summary
13% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,472 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sherry Stone results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Framing Effect , and Availability Heuristic , with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 336 hits . Analysis detected 2,382 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,368 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 8% (8,353 of 9,043 authors). This Sherry Stone is better (less manipulative) than 92.40% of the peer group. Sherry Stone
Author details
Total words: 7,368
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.6% percentile 1.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles7.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.5% 2.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.0% 2.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.8% 1.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.1% 0.1% 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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.6%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst