Author summary
76% 10 analyzed articles/videos 5,504 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.2% saturation with 3,698 hits . Analysis detected 24,911 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,294 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 31% (5,963 of 8,536 authors). This Washington is better (less manipulative) than 69.90% of the peer group. Washington
Author details
Total words: 30,294
Article count: 10
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.1% percentile 1.7% BS Score10 analyzed articles30.3K 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 9.4% 9.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.2% 12.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.2% 1.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% 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 9.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst