Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,326 analyzed words
BS Summary: These STEPHEN McGRATH results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic , Overconfidence Bias , and Ad Hominem , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 469 hits . Analysis detected 3,148 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,304 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 25% (4,702 of 6,261 authors). This STEPHEN McGRATH is better (less manipulative) than 75.10% of the peer group. STEPHEN McGRATH
Author details
Total words: 5,304
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
25% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 24.9% percentile 1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.8% 8.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.6% 4.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% 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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 4.6% Ad Hominem: Author 4.4%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Begging the Question: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.5% Tu Quoque: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst