Author summary
49% 1 analyzed article/video 219 analyzed words
BS Summary: These River Page results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 84 hits . Analysis detected 685 faulty-reasoning hits from 876 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of 78% (2,112 of 9,471 authors). This River Page is worse (more manipulative) than 77.70% of the peer group. River Page
Author details
Total words: 876
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
78% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 77.7% percentile 3.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles876 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 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.2% 8.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.2% 6.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 4.8% 4.8% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 4.7% 4.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 4.1% 4.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 5.0% 5.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 8.0% 8.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 2.6% 2.6% 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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 9.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.0%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.0%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 7.5% Anecdotal: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.8%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.7%, sitewide 0.5% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Primacy Effect: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.9% Loss Aversion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.7% Indoctrination: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.0% False Dilemma: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst