Author summary
95% 4 analyzed articles/videos 2,145 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brad Reed results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 18.4% saturation with 1,575 hits . Analysis detected 12,961 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,580 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 76% (2,112 of 8,785 authors). This Brad Reed is worse (more manipulative) than 76.00% of the peer group. Brad Reed
Author details
Total words: 8,580
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
76% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 76.0% percentile 3.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.6K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 11.3% 11.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 18.4% 18.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.2% 13.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.1% 1.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 11.5% 11.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 12.0% 12.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 7.5% 7.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 2.1% 2.1% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 2.9% 2.9% 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 18.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 11.5%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 12.0%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 11.3%, sitewide 2.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 7.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.7%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 4.6% Ad Hominem: Author 4.1%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.1% Begging the Question: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst