Author summary
80% 1 analyzed article/video 364 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steve McPherson results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Loss Aversion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 106 hits . Analysis detected 799 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,092 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of 74% (1,729 of 6,423 authors). This Steve McPherson is worse (more manipulative) than 73.10% of the peer group. Steve McPherson
Author details
Total words: 1,092
Article count: 1
Publications
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73% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 73.1% percentile 3.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 9.7% 9.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 5.4% 5.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 4.0% 4.0% Loss Aversion Sitewide 2.5% Author 5.7% 5.7% Middle Ground Sitewide 0.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% 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 9.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.4%, sitewide 9.1% Optimism Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.7%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Loss Aversion: Author 5.7%, sitewide 2.5% Anecdotal: Author 4.8%, sitewide 5.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.0%, sitewide 0.5% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 3.7% Middle Ground: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.1% Sunk Cost Effect: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.8% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.1% Personal Incredulity: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst