Author summary
86% 1 analyzed article/video 3,089 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maureen Tkacik results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23.1% saturation with 2,852 hits . Analysis detected 14,377 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,356 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 66% (3,291 of 9,424 authors). This Maureen Tkacik is worse (more manipulative) than 65.10% of the peer group. Maureen Tkacik
Author details
Total words: 12,356
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
65% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 65.1% percentile 2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles12.4K 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 2.8% 2.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 23.1% 23.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.5% 5.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 16.7% 16.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.0% 13.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% 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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 23.1%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 13.0%, sitewide 19.2% Confirmation Bias: Author 16.7%, sitewide 7.5% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.1%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Ad Hominem: Author 5.9%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Author 4.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 2.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst