Author summary
94% 2 analyzed articles/videos 307 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matthew Herper results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 16.5% saturation with 203 hits . Analysis detected 1,483 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,228 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.3% and a BS Rank of 85% (1,479 of 9,471 authors). This Matthew Herper is worse (more manipulative) than 84.40% of the peer group. Matthew Herper
Author details
Total words: 1,228
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
84% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 84.4% percentile 4.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles1.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 16.5% 16.5% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 12.1% 12.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 13.2% 13.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.7% 5.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.8% 1.8% Primacy Effect Sitewide 0.9% Author 4.0% 4.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 4.6% 4.6% 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 12.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 19.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 16.5%, sitewide 0.5% Optimism Bias: Author 13.2%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.7%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.9%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 7.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 6.8%, sitewide 0.8% Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 4.6% Recency Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.9% Anchoring Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.0%, sitewide 3.3% Primacy Effect: Author 4.0%, sitewide 0.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Slippery Slope: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.7% Bandwagon: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.1% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst