Author summary
88% 13 analyzed articles/videos 2,685 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Robert Davis results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17.7% saturation with 2,264 hits . Analysis detected 16,874 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,785 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 71% (2,772 of 9,455 authors). This Robert Davis is worse (more manipulative) than 70.70% of the peer group. Robert Davis
Author details
Total words: 12,785
Article count: 13
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
71% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 70.7% percentile 3.1% BS Score13 analyzed articles12.8K 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 13.3% 13.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.3% 7.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 6.0% 6.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 10.2% 10.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.2% 2.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 4.2% 4.2% 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 13.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 17.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.3%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 11.2%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.2%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 6.0%, sitewide 0.0% Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Ad Hominem: Author 5.4%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Author 3.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.8% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst