Author summary
53% 8 analyzed articles/videos 5,189 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matthew Gault results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 2,828 hits . Analysis detected 18,647 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,388 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 19% (7,675 of 9,471 authors). This Matthew Gault is better (less manipulative) than 81.00% of the peer group. Matthew Gault
Author details
Total words: 28,388
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 19.0% percentile 1.4% BS Score8 analyzed articles28.4K 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 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.7% 3.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.0% 10.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.5% 0.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.1% 3.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.8%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.1% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, 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