Author summary
20% 1 analyzed article/video 1,486 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Malcolm McMillan results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Halo Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 740 hits . Analysis detected 2,329 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,944 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 22% (6,662 of 8,524 authors). This Malcolm McMillan is better (less manipulative) than 78.20% of the peer group. Malcolm McMillan
Author details
Total words: 5,944
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.8% percentile 1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.9K 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 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.6% 0.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 12.4% 12.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.4% 0.4% 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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.8%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.4%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.4%, sitewide 5.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.9%, sitewide 0.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.5% Indoctrination: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst