Author summary
12% 13 analyzed articles/videos 4,294 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Robert Moran results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 760 hits . Analysis detected 5,254 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,549 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 5% (8,729 of 9,146 authors). This Robert Moran is better (less manipulative) than 95.40% of the peer group. Robert Moran
Author details
Total words: 16,549
Article count: 13
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.6% percentile 0.9% BS Score13 analyzed articles16.5K 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 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.5% 0.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.6%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst