Author summary
86% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,315 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lowell Cauffiel results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 17.3% saturation with 1,081 hits . Analysis detected 6,723 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,262 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 64% (3,221 of 8,815 authors). This Lowell Cauffiel is worse (more manipulative) than 63.50% of the peer group. Lowell Cauffiel
Author details
Total words: 6,262
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
64% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 63.5% percentile 2.8% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.3% 4.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 17.3% 17.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.4% 12.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.3% 0.3% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 6.0% 6.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.4% 2.4% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 4.1% 4.1% 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 17.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.3%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 1.4% Anecdotal: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Author 4.9%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.1%, sitewide 0.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst