Author summary
64% 10 analyzed articles/videos 3,506 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Schenck results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.1% saturation with 3,068 hits . Analysis detected 19,790 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,061 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 62% (2,561 of 6,628 authors). This Stephen Schenck is worse (more manipulative) than 61.40% of the peer group. Stephen Schenck
Author details
Total words: 16,061
Article count: 10
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
61% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 61.4% percentile 3.1% BS Score10 analyzed articles16.1K 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 6.4% 6.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.4% 3.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 19.1% 19.1% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 12.0% 12.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.7% 5.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 14.1% 14.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.9% 4.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.0% 3.0% 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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Author 14.1%, sitewide 6.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 12.0%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.3%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 4.0% Recency Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 2.7% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.8% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst