Author summary
31% 7 analyzed articles/videos 8,503 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Gewirtz results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 4.7% saturation with 2,272 hits . Analysis detected 22,589 faulty-reasoning hits from 47,835 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 6% (8,703 of 9,217 authors). This David Gewirtz is better (less manipulative) than 94.40% of the peer group. David Gewirtz
Author details
Total words: 47,835
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.6% percentile 1.0% BS Score7 analyzed articles47.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.1% 0.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.8% 2.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% 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 1.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 4.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst