Author summary
64% 7 analyzed articles/videos 2,844 analyzed words
BS Summary: These B. Scott McLendon results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Availability Heuristic , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.2% saturation with 1,526 hits . Analysis detected 10,158 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,478 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 47% (5,060 of 9,471 authors). This B. Scott McLendon is better (less manipulative) than 53.40% of the peer group. B. Scott McLendon
Author details
Total words: 12,478
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.6% percentile 2.1% BS Score7 analyzed articles12.5K 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 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.2% 12.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.8% 4.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.0% 2.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.8% 2.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.8% 0.8% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.0%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.2% Bandwagon: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst