Author summary
24% 7 analyzed articles/videos 2,069 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Virginia Martin results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Halo Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 3.8% saturation with 339 hits . Analysis detected 4,012 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,930 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 15% (7,325 of 8,601 authors). This Virginia Martin is better (less manipulative) than 85.20% of the peer group. Virginia Martin
Author details
Total words: 8,930
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.8% percentile 1.3% BS Score7 analyzed articles8.9K 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 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.2% 1.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.6% 0.6% 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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst