Author summary
38% 2 analyzed articles/videos 3,813 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Erin Carson results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 897 hits . Analysis detected 6,915 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,436 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 17% (7,868 of 9,471 authors). This Erin Carson is better (less manipulative) than 83.10% of the peer group. Erin Carson
Author details
Total words: 13,436
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
17% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 16.9% percentile 1.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles13.4K 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 4.1% 4.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.3% 1.3% 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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst