Author summary
14% 1 analyzed article/video 3,088 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Berlind results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Overconfidence Bias , and Negativity Bias , with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 913 hits . Analysis detected 5,915 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,352 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 24% (7,023 of 9,195 authors). This David Berlind is better (less manipulative) than 76.40% of the peer group. David Berlind
Author details
Total words: 12,352
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.6% percentile 1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles12.4K 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 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.1% 0.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 7.4% 7.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.2% 2.2% 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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 7.4%, sitewide 1.1% In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.8% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst