Author summary
55% 5 analyzed articles/videos 1,456 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Edelstein results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal , Framing Effect , and Optimism Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 650 hits . Analysis detected 7,026 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,482 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 61% (2,522 of 6,316 authors). This Stephen Edelstein is worse (more manipulative) than 60.10% of the peer group. Stephen Edelstein
Author details
Total words: 6,482
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
60% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 60.1% percentile 3.0% BS Score5 analyzed articles6.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 9.8% 9.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 10.0% 10.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 9.8% 9.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 7.3% 7.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 5.3% 5.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 9.3% 9.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% 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 9.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 7.3%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 9.8%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias: Author 9.3%, sitewide 6.0% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.8%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Author 7.5%, sitewide 6.7% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 7.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst