Author summary
75% 6 analyzed articles/videos 3,902 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matt Novak results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Politically Left Leaning Bias , and Ad Hominem , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 22.1% saturation with 3,451 hits . Analysis detected 17,012 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,608 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 50% (4,466 of 8,783 authors). This Matt Novak is better (less manipulative) than 50.80% of the peer group. Matt Novak
Author details
Total words: 15,608
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 49.2% percentile 2.2% BS Score6 analyzed articles15.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 22.1% 22.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.6% 11.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.3% 2.3% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 6.7% 6.7% 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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 22.1%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 11.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 2.0% Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Ad Hominem: Author 5.3%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 5.3%, sitewide 2.7% Anecdotal: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.0%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.8% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst