Author summary
27% 1 analyzed article/video 921 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nick Reynolds nreynolds@postandcourier.com results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Framing Effect , and Halo Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 210 hits . Analysis detected 1,395 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,684 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 33% (6,337 of 9,457 authors). This Nick Reynolds nreynolds@postandcourier.com is better (less manipulative) than 67.00% of the peer group. Nick Reynolds nreynolds@postandcourier.com
Author details
Total words: 3,684
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.0% percentile 1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.7% 5.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.4% 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.2% 1.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.8% 2.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Slippery Slope: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst