Author summary
71% 2 analyzed articles/videos 2,371 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mark Samuels results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Hasty Generalization , and Ambiguity (Equivocation) , with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 1,009 hits . Analysis detected 7,005 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,484 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 50% (4,419 of 8,807 authors). This Mark Samuels is better (less manipulative) than 50.20% of the peer group. Mark Samuels
Author details
Total words: 9,484
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
50% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 49.8% percentile 2.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles9.5K 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 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 10.6% 10.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 6.5% 6.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.0% 2.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.1% 1.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 8.4%, sitewide 11.1% Indoctrination: Author 10.6%, sitewide 0.0% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 6.5%, sitewide 0.8% Optimism Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst