Author summary
66% 12 analyzed articles/videos 14,470 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bill Scher results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 8,890 hits . Analysis detected 59,829 faulty-reasoning hits from 67,803 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 28% (6,327 of 8,788 authors). This Bill Scher is better (less manipulative) than 72.00% of the peer group. Bill Scher
Author details
Total words: 67,803
Article count: 12
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 28.0% percentile 1.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles67.8K 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 5.7% 5.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.1% 7.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 13.1% 13.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.5% 1.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Ad Hominem: Author 3.2%, sitewide 2.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.0% False Dilemma: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.5% Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst