Author summary
85% 16 analyzed articles/videos 14,283 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen M. Lepore results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.9% saturation with 7,537 hits . Analysis detected 54,933 faulty-reasoning hits from 58,457 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 40% (5,761 of 9,471 authors). This Stephen M. Lepore is better (less manipulative) than 60.80% of the peer group. Stephen M. Lepore
Author details
Total words: 58,457
Article count: 16
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
39% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.2% percentile 1.9% BS Score16 analyzed articles58.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 9.0% 9.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.9% 6.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.9% 12.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.6% 3.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.3% 4.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.5% 1.5% 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 9.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.1% Ad Hominem: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.4% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst