Author summary
6% 1 analyzed article/video 501 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dave Epstein results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 3.9% saturation with 79 hits . Analysis detected 470 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,004 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 32% (6,520 of 9,471 authors). This Dave Epstein is better (less manipulative) than 68.80% of the peer group. Dave Epstein
Author details
Total words: 2,004
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.2% percentile 1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.6% 0.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 2.7% 2.7% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 2.5% 2.5% Representativeness Heuris… Sitewide 1.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 5% 5% 10% 10% 15% 15% 20% 20% 25% 25% Negativity Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Optimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst