Author summary
24% 11 analyzed articles/videos 3,158 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Virginia Martin results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Halo Effect , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 3.5% saturation with 524 hits . Analysis detected 6,029 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,834 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 6% (8,344 of 8,868 authors). This Virginia Martin is better (less manipulative) than 94.10% of the peer group. Virginia Martin
Author details
Total words: 14,834
Article count: 11
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.9% percentile 1.0% BS Score11 analyzed articles14.8K 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 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.6% 1.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.5% 2.5% 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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.0% False Dilemma: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst