Author summary
64% 6 analyzed articles/videos 3,744 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Shelby Talcott results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Unattributed Quote , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 1,673 hits . Analysis detected 9,783 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,341 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 32% (5,855 of 8,561 authors). This Shelby Talcott is better (less manipulative) than 68.40% of the peer group. Shelby Talcott
Author details
Total words: 14,341
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.6% percentile 1.7% BS Score6 analyzed articles14.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 11.7% 11.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.2% 7.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 5.4% 5.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.0% 2.0% 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 11.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.9%, sitewide 5.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 5.4%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst