Author summary
78% 2 analyzed articles/videos 4,927 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sharon Lerner results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 2,513 hits . Analysis detected 17,263 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,708 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 36% (5,997 of 9,274 authors). This Sharon Lerner is better (less manipulative) than 64.70% of the peer group. Sharon Lerner
Author details
Total words: 19,708
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
35% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.3% percentile 1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles19.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 12.8% 12.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.7% 8.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 9.1% 9.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.8% 6.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.4% 0.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.1% 3.1% 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 12.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.1%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Genetic Fallacy: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.4% Horn Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst