Author summary
88% 15 analyzed articles/videos 7,950 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alex Croft results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Optimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 5,461 hits . Analysis detected 38,671 faulty-reasoning hits from 42,012 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 39% (5,364 of 8,771 authors). This Alex Croft is better (less manipulative) than 61.20% of the peer group. Alex Croft
Author details
Total words: 42,012
Article count: 15
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
39% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 38.8% percentile 1.9% BS Score15 analyzed articles42K 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 11.0% 11.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.0% 13.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% 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 11.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.8%, sitewide 5.3% Halo Effect: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst