Author summary
71% 8 analyzed articles/videos 3,004 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Joe DePaolo results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.2% saturation with 1,460 hits . Analysis detected 11,296 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,016 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 41% (5,047 of 8,538 authors). This Joe DePaolo is better (less manipulative) than 59.10% of the peer group. Joe DePaolo
Author details
Total words: 12,016
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
41% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.9% percentile 2.0% BS Score8 analyzed articles12K 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 11.7% 11.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.2% 12.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.8% 8.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.5% 3.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.1% 0.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.0% 3.0% 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 11.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Ad Hominem: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst