Author summary
13% 2 analyzed articles/videos 898 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ken Mahan results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Overconfidence Bias , and Optimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 243 hits . Analysis detected 925 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,592 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 24% (6,839 of 8,968 authors). This Ken Mahan is better (less manipulative) than 76.30% of the peer group. Ken Mahan
Author details
Total words: 3,592
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.7% percentile 1.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.1% 2.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.5% 1.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 2.2% 2.2% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 5% 5% 10% 10% 15% 15% 20% 20% 25% 25% Negativity Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.5%, sitewide 3.3% Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Indoctrination: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst