Author summary
50% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,289 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cathy Cobbs results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 542 hits . Analysis detected 2,887 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,156 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 44% (4,831 of 8,557 authors). This Cathy Cobbs is better (less manipulative) than 56.50% of the peer group. Cathy Cobbs
Author details
Total words: 5,156
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
44% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 43.5% percentile 2.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.2K 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 1.3% 1.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.9% 2.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.8% 4.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 10.5% 10.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.6% 1.6% 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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.8%, sitewide 11.1% Optimism Bias: Author 10.5%, sitewide 6.0% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.8%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.0% Indoctrination: Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.0% Primacy Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst