Author summary
19% 1 analyzed article/video 1,711 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Randy Dotinga results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic , Hasty Generalization , and Optimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.9% saturation with 335 hits . Analysis detected 2,652 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,844 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 13% (8,240 of 9,471 authors). This Randy Dotinga is better (less manipulative) than 87.00% of the peer group. Randy Dotinga
Author details
Total words: 6,844
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.0% percentile 1.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.8K 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 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.0% 1.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.3% 1.3% 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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.5% False Dilemma: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst