Author summary
56% 2 analyzed articles/videos 982 analyzed words
BS Summary: These George Skelton results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.2% saturation with 478 hits . Analysis detected 2,843 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,928 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 51% (4,388 of 8,889 authors). This George Skelton is worse (more manipulative) than 50.60% of the peer group. George Skelton
Author details
Total words: 3,928
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
51% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 50.6% percentile 2.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.9K 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 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.5% 2.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.1% 7.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 12.2% 12.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Recency Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 2.7% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Ad Hominem: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.4% False Dilemma: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.5% Primacy Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst