Author summary
52% 9 analyzed articles/videos 7,122 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brian Marks results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Halo Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 3,245 hits . Analysis detected 19,669 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,892 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 14% (7,505 of 8,706 authors). This Brian Marks is better (less manipulative) than 86.20% of the peer group. Brian Marks
Author details
Total words: 28,892
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.8% percentile 1.3% BS Score8 analyzed articles28.9K 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 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 11.2% 11.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.5% 2.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 6.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Ad Hominem: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst