Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,161 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Whyno results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Halo Effect , and Hindsight Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.6% saturation with 782 hits . Analysis detected 3,672 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,994 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of 65% (2,207 of 6,162 authors). This Stephen Whyno is worse (more manipulative) than 64.20% of the peer group. Stephen Whyno
Author details
Total words: 3,994
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
64% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 64.2% percentile 3.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles4K 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 3.4% 3.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 19.6% 19.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.5% 11.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.6% 0.6% Hindsight Bias Sitewide 1.4% Author 7.4% 7.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.1% 1.1% 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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.6%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 11.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Halo Effect: Author 9.0%, sitewide 6.7% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 7.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 1.4% In-Group Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.9%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 2.7% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst