Author summary
56% 1 analyzed article/video 1,369 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jerry A. Coyne results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 588 hits . Analysis detected 3,426 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,476 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 32% (6,274 of 9,114 authors). This Jerry A. Coyne is better (less manipulative) than 68.80% of the peer group. Jerry A. Coyne
Author details
Total words: 5,476
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.2% percentile 1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.5K 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 4.4% 4.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.7% 0.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.1% 0.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.5% 3.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.7%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 10.7%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% False Dilemma: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Straw Man: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.9% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.7% Genetic Fallacy: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst