Author summary
15% 6 analyzed articles/videos 2,280 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Klark Byrd results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Halo Effect , and Negativity Bias , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 630 hits . Analysis detected 2,832 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,794 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 7% (8,074 of 8,600 authors). This Klark Byrd is better (less manipulative) than 93.90% of the peer group. Klark Byrd
Author details
Total words: 10,794
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.1% percentile 1.0% BS Score6 analyzed articles10.8K 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 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.2% 0.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.1% 1.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.3% 0.3% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.5% False Dilemma: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.5% Indoctrination: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst