Author summary
3% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,986 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Conversation results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Framing Effect , and Overconfidence Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 3.4% saturation with 335 hits . Analysis detected 3,081 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,913 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 3% (6,105 of 6,263 authors). This The Conversation is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group. The Conversation
Author details
Total words: 9,913
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.5% percentile 1.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles9.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.5% 1.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.8% Indoctrination: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst