Author summary
61% 11 analyzed articles/videos 16,009 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Merchant results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 4,648 hits . Analysis detected 40,109 faulty-reasoning hits from 74,273 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (7,752 of 8,593 authors). This Josh Merchant is better (less manipulative) than 90.20% of the peer group. Josh Merchant
Author details
Total words: 74,273
Article count: 11
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.8% percentile 1.2% BS Score11 analyzed articles74.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.3% 6.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.2% 1.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.2% 1.2% 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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst