Author summary
77% 1 analyzed article/video 726 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Susan Lahey results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation) , Begging the Question , and Confirmation Bias , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 302 hits . Analysis detected 2,031 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,178 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 68% (2,144 of 6,628 authors). This Susan Lahey is worse (more manipulative) than 67.70% of the peer group. Susan Lahey
Author details
Total words: 2,178
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
68% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 67.7% percentile 3.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.3% 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.6% 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 12.1% 12.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.2% 2.2% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Author 7.5% 7.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.3% 1.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.7% 0.7% Composition/Division Sitewide 0.2% Author 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 13.9% 13.9% 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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 13.9%, sitewide 11.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 12.1%, sitewide 0.8% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 7.5% Begging the Question: Author 7.5%, sitewide 1.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 4.6% Composition/Division: Author 4.6%, sitewide 0.2% False Dilemma: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Appeal to Nature: Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.2% Circular Reasoning: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.1% Slippery Slope: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.1% Indoctrination: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.0% Red Herring: Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst