Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These David Kurtz results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Politically Left Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 340 hits . Analysis detected 1,649 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,646 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 9,468 authors). This David Kurtz is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. David Kurtz
Author details
Total words: 2,646
Article count: 1
Publications
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.4% 5.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.9% 7.9% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 12.8% 12.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 10.0% 10.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 3.5% 3.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 1.5% 1.5% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 19.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 12.8%, sitewide 2.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.0%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Ad Hominem: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.9% Horn Effect: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.4% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst