Author summary
0% 4 analyzed articles/videos 3,847 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steven Sloan results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 2,795 hits . Analysis detected 16,830 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,945 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 50% (3,364 of 6,628 authors). This Steven Sloan is better (less manipulative) than 50.70% of the peer group. Steven Sloan
Author details
Total words: 13,945
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 49.3% percentile 2.6% BS Score4 analyzed articles13.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 13.4% 13.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 20.0% 20.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.9% 3.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.0% 1.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.8% 1.8% 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 20.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 17.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.3%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.4%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 2.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Ad Hominem: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.2% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst