Author summary
69% 3 analyzed articles/videos 734 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Edwards results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Ad Hominem , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16.2% saturation with 596 hits . Analysis detected 3,415 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,684 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 66% (2,929 of 8,525 authors). This David Edwards is worse (more manipulative) than 65.60% of the peer group. David Edwards
Author details
Total words: 3,684
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
66% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 65.6% percentile 2.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles3.7K 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 14.3% 14.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.8% 3.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 16.2% 16.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.7% 4.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.7% 0.7% 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 14.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 15.3%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 16.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Author 5.0%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst