Author summary
96% 2 analyzed articles/videos 525 analyzed words
BS Summary: These WDET Staff results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 34% saturation with 1,169 hits . Analysis detected 3,891 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,441 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.7% and a BS Rank of 82% (1,233 of 6,628 authors). This WDET Staff is worse (more manipulative) than 81.40% of the peer group. WDET Staff
Author details
Total words: 3,441
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
81% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 81.4% percentile 4.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 34.0% 34.0% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.6% 6.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.2% 1.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 20.0% 20.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.2% 1.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.1% 5.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 10.6% 10.6% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 5.7% 5.7% 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% Halo Effect: Author 34.0%, sitewide 6.7% Framing Effect: Author 6.6%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 20.0%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Author 5.8%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 5.7%, sitewide 0.5% Anecdotal: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.5% Begging the Question: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.9% Burden of Proof: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.4% Circular Reasoning: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.1% Halo Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst