Author summary
73% 9 analyzed articles/videos 7,113 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Johnson results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 6,230 hits . Analysis detected 27,949 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,224 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 39% (5,471 of 8,927 authors). This Stephen Johnson is better (less manipulative) than 61.30% of the peer group. Stephen Johnson
Author details
Total words: 31,224
Article count: 9
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
39% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 38.7% percentile 1.9% BS Score9 analyzed articles31.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 19.9% 19.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.9% 3.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.0% 5.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 6.3% 6.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.7% 1.7% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.9%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 5.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 6.5%, sitewide 6.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.3%, sitewide 0.5% Optimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst