Author summary
54% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,107 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kelly Waldron results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 267 hits . Analysis detected 3,077 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,428 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 44% (5,384 of 9,471 authors). This Kelly Waldron is better (less manipulative) than 56.80% of the peer group. Kelly Waldron
Author details
Total words: 4,428
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
43% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 43.2% percentile 2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.0% 6.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.2% 3.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.3% 5.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.1% 1.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.2% 0.2% 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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.6%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 3.7% Recency Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 2.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst