Author summary
75% 5 analyzed articles/videos 1,414 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rebecca Downs results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Politically Right Leaning Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 1,018 hits . Analysis detected 9,322 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,094 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 41% (5,462 of 9,131 authors). This Rebecca Downs is better (less manipulative) than 59.80% of the peer group. Rebecca Downs
Author details
Total words: 10,094
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.2% percentile 1.9% BS Score5 analyzed articles10.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.2% 6.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.1% 10.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 9.1% 9.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.2% 2.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.1% 0.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.6% 3.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.9% 2.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.7% 0.7% 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 10.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 1.4% Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 3.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Ad Hominem: Author 4.4%, sitewide 2.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst