Author summary
53% 1 analyzed article/video 857 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Wayland results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 214 hits . Analysis detected 1,906 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,428 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 43% (5,227 of 9,031 authors). This Michael Wayland is better (less manipulative) than 57.90% of the peer group. Michael Wayland
Author details
Total words: 3,428
Article count: 1
Publications
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42% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 42.1% percentile 2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.2% 6.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 4.2% 4.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 4.3% 4.3% 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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst