Author summary
0% 20 analyzed articles/videos 18,332 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Sorace results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 16.2% saturation with 10,088 hits . Analysis detected 68,449 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,400 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 37% (3,893 of 6,162 authors). This Stephen Sorace is better (less manipulative) than 63.20% of the peer group. Stephen Sorace
Author details
Total words: 62,400
Article count: 20
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
37% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 36.8% percentile 2.2% BS Score20 analyzed articles62.4K 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 16.2% 16.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.3% 9.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.3% 8.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.5% 2.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 5.1% 5.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.9% 2.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.4% 1.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 8.8% 8.8% 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 16.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 8.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 4.6% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.4% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst