Author summary
81% 22 analyzed articles/videos 12,912 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Nessen results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 5,799 hits . Analysis detected 46,442 faulty-reasoning hits from 52,976 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 28% (6,452 of 8,955 authors). This Stephen Nessen is better (less manipulative) than 72.00% of the peer group. Stephen Nessen
Author details
Total words: 52,976
Article count: 22
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 28.0% percentile 1.6% BS Score22 analyzed articles53K 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 10.9% 10.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.9% 10.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.2% 8.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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 10.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.9% Ad Hominem: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst