Author summary
72% 10 analyzed articles/videos 5,320 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ward Clark results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Right Leaning Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Negativity Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.9% saturation with 5,120 hits . Analysis detected 35,564 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,768 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 54% (2,938 of 6,362 authors). This Ward Clark is worse (more manipulative) than 53.80% of the peer group. Ward Clark
Author details
Total words: 25,768
Article count: 10
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
54% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 53.8% percentile 2.8% BS Score10 analyzed articles25.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 8.2% 8.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 19.9% 19.9% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 12.3% 12.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.5% 9.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 6.8% 6.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.7% 4.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% 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 8.2%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.9%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 9.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.7%, sitewide 15.9% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 12.3%, sitewide 1.4% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.5%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 10.7%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.7%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 6.9% Indoctrination: Author 6.8%, sitewide 0.0% Halo Effect: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Ad Hominem: Author 3.9%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst