Author summary
86% 27 analyzed articles/videos 19,811 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Brand results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 7,785 hits . Analysis detected 66,773 faulty-reasoning hits from 87,727 analyzed words across 27 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 24% (7,007 of 9,125 authors). This David Brand is better (less manipulative) than 76.80% of the peer group. David Brand
Author details
Total words: 87,727
Article count: 27
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.2% percentile 1.5% BS Score27 analyzed articles87.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 8.9% 8.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.0% 6.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst