Author summary
37% 1 analyzed article/video 1,173 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Eric Wessan results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Framing Effect , and Optimism Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 4.1% saturation with 194 hits . Analysis detected 2,168 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,692 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 24% (7,200 of 9,471 authors). This Eric Wessan is better (less manipulative) than 76.00% of the peer group. Eric Wessan
Author details
Total words: 4,692
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 24.0% percentile 1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.7K 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 3.4% 3.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.6% 0.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.6% 1.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.7% 3.7% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% 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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.1% Begging the Question: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.4% Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Slippery Slope: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7% Straw Man: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.9% False Dilemma: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.5% Indoctrination: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst