Author summary
58% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,828 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Abigail Van Buren results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , False Dilemma , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 720 hits . Analysis detected 4,758 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,312 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 23% (6,644 of 8,524 authors). This Abigail Van Buren is better (less manipulative) than 77.90% of the peer group. Abigail Van Buren
Author details
Total words: 7,312
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.1% percentile 1.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles7.3K 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 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.1% 0.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 6.7% 6.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.6% 2.6% 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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.7%, sitewide 0.5% Optimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% False Dilemma: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.5% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst