Author summary
57% 22 analyzed articles/videos 10,022 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Owen Scott results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 3,566 hits . Analysis detected 30,812 faulty-reasoning hits from 42,818 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 19% (7,331 of 8,969 authors). This Owen Scott is better (less manipulative) than 81.70% of the peer group. Owen Scott
Author details
Total words: 42,818
Article count: 22
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
18% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.3% percentile 1.4% BS Score22 analyzed articles42.8K 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 5.4% 5.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.9% 5.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.3% 4.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.2% 1.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Ad Hominem: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst