Author summary
26% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,041 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Megan McGibney results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 321 hits . Analysis detected 2,296 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,164 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 45% (5,213 of 9,471 authors). This Megan McGibney is better (less manipulative) than 55.00% of the peer group. Megan McGibney
Author details
Total words: 4,164
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.0% percentile 2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.2K 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 1.9% 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.1% 5.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.2% 2.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.3% 1.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 7.2% 7.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.6% 4.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 2.2% 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 0.9% 0.9% 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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 7.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Optimism Bias: Author 7.7%, sitewide 6.0% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Indoctrination: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.0% Begging the Question: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.0% False Dilemma: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.5% Genetic Fallacy: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.4% Straw Man: Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst