Author summary
51% 18 analyzed articles/videos 20,008 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Boak results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 8,525 hits . Analysis detected 49,392 faulty-reasoning hits from 82,878 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 9% (7,873 of 8,655 authors). This Josh Boak is better (less manipulative) than 91.00% of the peer group. Josh Boak
Author details
Total words: 82,878
Article count: 18
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.0% percentile 1.1% BS Score18 analyzed articles82.9K 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 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.3% 10.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% 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 0.9% 0.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% 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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.9% Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst