Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Stephen Smith results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Anecdotal , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 32.2% saturation with 632 hits . Analysis detected 1,514 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,964 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,346 authors). This Stephen Smith is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. Stephen Smith
Author details
Total words: 1,964
Article count: 1
Publications
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.4% 3.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 32.2% 32.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.8% 4.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 9.5% 9.5% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 2.2% 2.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 2.6% 2.6% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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% Negativity Bias: Author 32.2%, sitewide 19.2% Framing Effect: Author 3.4%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 9.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.4%, sitewide 9.1% Anecdotal: Author 8.3%, sitewide 5.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.9% Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Red Herring: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst