Author summary
78% 6 analyzed articles/videos 4,683 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Joseph MacKinnon results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 2,599 hits . Analysis detected 20,507 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,470 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 46% (4,616 of 8,529 authors). This Joseph MacKinnon is better (less manipulative) than 54.10% of the peer group. Joseph MacKinnon
Author details
Total words: 19,470
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
46% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.9% percentile 2.1% BS Score6 analyzed articles19.5K 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 12.6% 12.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.4% 9.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 13.3% 13.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.2% 8.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.3% 5.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.1% 0.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% 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 12.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.2%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.3%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 1.4% Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Author 3.6%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst