Author summary
66% 21 analyzed articles/videos 12,320 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Nessen results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 5,753 hits . Analysis detected 45,625 faulty-reasoning hits from 50,248 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 19% (5,100 of 6,271 authors). This Stephen Nessen is better (less manipulative) than 81.30% of the peer group. Stephen Nessen
Author details
Total words: 50,248
Article count: 21
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.7% percentile 1.7% BS Score21 analyzed articles50.2K 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 11.3% 11.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.4% 11.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.6% 8.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.0% 1.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% 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% Framing Effect: Author 11.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 11.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst