Author summary
16% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,268 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Beth McKibben results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 368 hits . Analysis detected 1,524 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,662 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 32% (6,042 of 8,785 authors). This Beth McKibben is better (less manipulative) than 68.80% of the peer group. Beth McKibben
Author details
Total words: 4,662
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.2% percentile 1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles4.7K 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 0.6% 0.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 7.9% 7.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.9% 0.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.8% 2.8% 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 0.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 9.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 7.9%, sitewide 0.5% Halo Effect: Author 7.1%, sitewide 6.7% In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.3% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: 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