Author summary
96% 1 analyzed article/video 161 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Spencer Klavan results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 47.5% saturation with 306 hits . Analysis detected 1,241 faulty-reasoning hits from 644 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.8% and a BS Rank of 95% (462 of 8,783 authors). This Spencer Klavan is worse (more manipulative) than 94.80% of the peer group. Spencer Klavan
Author details
Total words: 644
Article count: 1
Publications
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 47.5% 47.5% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 28.4% 28.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Fundamental Attribution E… Sitewide 2.7% Author 14.3% 14.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 17.7% 17.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 15.2% 15.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 7.1% 7.1% Representativeness Heuris… Sitewide 1.9% Author 7.1% 7.1% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Author 47.5%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Author 28.4%, sitewide 8.1% Framing Effect: Author 1.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 18.8%, sitewide 19.2% Confirmation Bias: Author 17.7%, sitewide 7.5% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Halo Effect: Author 15.2%, sitewide 6.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 14.3%, sitewide 2.7% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.5%, sitewide 9.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 7.1%, sitewide 0.8% In-Group Bias: Author 7.1%, sitewide 6.9% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 7.1%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 5.3%, sitewide 1.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 3.1% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Appeal to Nature: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.2% Recency Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.7% Primacy Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst