Author summary
60% 4 analyzed articles/videos 3,604 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alexis Petridis results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Halo Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20.7% saturation with 3,045 hits . Analysis detected 12,183 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,677 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 43% (5,415 of 9,471 authors). This Alexis Petridis is better (less manipulative) than 57.20% of the peer group. Alexis Petridis
Author details
Total words: 14,677
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
43% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 42.8% percentile 2.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles14.7K 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 1.9% 1.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 20.8% 20.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.4% 12.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.7% 0.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.3% 3.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.6% 0.6% 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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 20.8%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 12.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 8.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 6.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst