Author summary
49% 4 analyzed articles/videos 1,007 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Special to Richland Source results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Indoctrination , and Biased Writer Voice , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 15.9% saturation with 699 hits . Analysis detected 3,495 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,394 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 65% (3,063 of 8,706 authors). This Special to Richland Source is worse (more manipulative) than 64.80% of the peer group. Special to Richland Source
Author details
Total words: 4,394
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
65% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 64.8% percentile 2.8% BS Score4 analyzed articles4.4K 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 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.8% 1.8% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 15.9% 15.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.6% 5.6% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% 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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 15.9%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Optimism Bias: Author 10.1%, sitewide 6.0% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.9%, sitewide 9.1% Indoctrination: Author 8.3%, sitewide 0.0% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.9%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.1%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst