Author summary
87% 4 analyzed articles/videos 1,088 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Vic Verbalaitis results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 24.4% saturation with 1,697 hits . Analysis detected 9,694 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,953 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of 67% (2,126 of 6,392 authors). This Vic Verbalaitis is worse (more manipulative) than 66.80% of the peer group. Vic Verbalaitis
Author details
Total words: 6,953
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
67% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 66.8% percentile 3.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles7K 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 23.3% 23.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 12.5% 12.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.4% 6.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 24.4% 24.4% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 6.8% 6.8% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 4.3% 4.3% 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 12.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 24.4%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 23.3%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.7%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.9% Ad Hominem: Author 6.8%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 6.0%, sitewide 2.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.3%, sitewide 0.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.0% Horn Effect: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst