Author summary
57% 11 analyzed articles/videos 2,461 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Terrence O'Brien results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 1,978 hits . Analysis detected 18,512 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,325 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 40% (3,767 of 6,244 authors). This Terrence O'Brien is better (less manipulative) than 60.30% of the peer group. Terrence O'Brien
Author details
Total words: 16,325
Article count: 11
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.7% percentile 2.3% BS Score11 analyzed articles16.3K 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 8.8% 8.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.6% 6.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.1% 12.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.7% 0.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 11.4% 11.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.1% 6.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.1% 0.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.1% 2.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% 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 8.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.6%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.4%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.5% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.5%, sitewide 3.3% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.0% Ad Hominem: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.1% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst