Author summary
44% 20 analyzed articles/videos 19,493 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CalMatters results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 7,495 hits . Analysis detected 53,981 faulty-reasoning hits from 97,653 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 6% (8,071 of 8,525 authors). This CalMatters is better (less manipulative) than 94.70% of the peer group. CalMatters
Author details
Total words: 97,653
Article count: 20
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.3% percentile 1.0% BS Score20 analyzed articles97.7K 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 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.0% 2.0% 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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst