Author summary
60% 3 analyzed articles/videos 3,202 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Macy Byars results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 1,092 hits . Analysis detected 9,679 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,439 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 24% (7,257 of 9,487 authors). This Macy Byars is better (less manipulative) than 76.50% of the peer group. Macy Byars
Author details
Total words: 16,439
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.5% percentile 1.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles16.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.6% 6.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.9% 3.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.1% 2.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.3% 3.3% 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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst