Author summary
57% 8 analyzed articles/videos 5,417 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Johnson results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , and Appeal to Authority , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 21% saturation with 5,207 hits . Analysis detected 23,144 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,796 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 30% (4,458 of 6,359 authors). This Stephen Johnson is better (less manipulative) than 70.10% of the peer group. Stephen Johnson
Author details
Total words: 24,796
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.9% percentile 2.0% BS Score8 analyzed articles24.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 4.0% 4.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 21.0% 21.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.4% 4.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 7.3% 7.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.1% 1.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.6% 5.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.8% 1.8% 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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 21.0%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Author 7.7%, sitewide 6.7% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 7.3%, sitewide 0.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst