Author summary
71% 4 analyzed articles/videos 3,087 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ellyn Lapointe results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 1,314 hits . Analysis detected 9,567 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,348 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 47% (5,046 of 9,483 authors). This Ellyn Lapointe is better (less manipulative) than 53.20% of the peer group. Ellyn Lapointe
Author details
Total words: 12,348
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.8% percentile 2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles12.3K 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 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.3% 6.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.6% 10.6% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Author 9.2% 9.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.0% 1.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.8%, sitewide 11.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 9.2%, sitewide 1.9% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 4.6% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst