Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 3,691 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Dowling results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Authority , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 17.1% saturation with 1,045 hits . Analysis detected 5,584 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,108 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 57% (2,863 of 6,611 authors). This Stephen Dowling is worse (more manipulative) than 56.70% of the peer group. Stephen Dowling
Author details
Total words: 6,108
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
57% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 56.7% percentile 2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.1K 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 1.2% 1.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.9% 3.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.7% 3.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 17.1% 17.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 17.1% 17.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.3% 5.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 19.2% Halo Effect: Author 17.1%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 17.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 5.2%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.6%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.4% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst