Author summary
5% 2 analyzed articles/videos 5,388 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bernard McGhee results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 766 hits . Analysis detected 2,948 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,740 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.7% and a BS Rank of 2% (9,329 of 9,471 authors). This Bernard McGhee is better (less manipulative) than 98.50% of the peer group. Bernard McGhee
Author details
Total words: 16,740
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
2% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.5% percentile 0.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles16.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.1% 0.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.2% 0.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.1% 0.1% 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 1.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.1% Red Herring: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.5% Indoctrination: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst