Author summary
95% 1 analyzed article/video 212 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paul Vaitkus results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Slippery Slope , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 24.8% saturation with 210 hits . Analysis detected 1,403 faulty-reasoning hits from 848 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.7% and a BS Rank of 95% (491 of 9,471 authors). This Paul Vaitkus is worse (more manipulative) than 94.80% of the peer group. Paul Vaitkus
Author details
Total words: 848
Article count: 1
Publications
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95% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 94.8% percentile 8.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles848 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.1% 5.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 24.8% 24.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 22.4% 22.4% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Author 15.6% 15.6% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 12.7% 12.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.8% 7.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 22.1% 22.1% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Author 11.8% 11.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.8% 7.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% 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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 24.8%, sitewide 5.3% Halo Effect: Author 22.4%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Authority: Author 22.1%, sitewide 11.1% Negativity Bias: Author 7.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.8%, sitewide 15.9% Slippery Slope: Author 15.6%, sitewide 1.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 12.7%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Author 11.8%, sitewide 2.2% Availability Heuristic: Author 11.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.8% Straw Man: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst