Author summary
14% 4 analyzed articles/videos 4,983 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WBEZ results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Anecdotal , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 2,533 hits . Analysis detected 16,525 faulty-reasoning hits from 32,295 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 2% (6,232 of 6,351 authors). This WBEZ is better (less manipulative) than 98.10% of the peer group. WBEZ
Author details
Total words: 32,295
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
2% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.9% percentile 1.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles32.3K 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 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.3% 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.8% 7.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst