Author summary
60% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,659 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott C. Anderson results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 1,339 hits . Analysis detected 10,295 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,620 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 44% (5,371 of 9,471 authors). This Scott C. Anderson is better (less manipulative) than 56.70% of the peer group. Scott C. Anderson
Author details
Total words: 13,620
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
43% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 43.3% percentile 2.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles13.6K 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 1.7% 1.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.5% 4.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 9.8% 9.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 7.9% 7.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 3.9% 3.9% 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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.5%, sitewide 11.1% Overconfidence Bias: Author 9.8%, sitewide 4.6% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.3%, sitewide 8.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 7.9%, sitewide 3.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Author 3.9%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst