Author summary
83% 2 analyzed articles/videos 2,072 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Simon Evans results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Confirmation Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 29.9% saturation with 2,156 hits . Analysis detected 9,538 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,200 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 56% (2,896 of 6,508 authors). This Simon Evans is worse (more manipulative) than 55.50% of the peer group. Simon Evans
Author details
Total words: 7,200
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
56% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 55.5% percentile 2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 29.9% 29.9% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.0% 7.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.2% 4.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.6% 1.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.9% 2.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.1% 0.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Author 29.9%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Author 5.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.6%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.2%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 4.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% False Dilemma: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.5% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.4% Ad Hominem: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst