Keyword summary
11% 3 analyzed articles/videos 955 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ricky Pearsall results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Unattributed Quote , and Quote-first Misdirection , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 201 hits . Analysis detected 1,048 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,820 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 11% (53,621 of 59,653 keywords). This Ricky Pearsall is better (less manipulative) than 89.90% of the peer group. Ricky Pearsall
Keyword details
Total words: 3,820
Article count: 3
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed keywords
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.1% percentile 1.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles3.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Keyword 0.8% 0.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Keyword 5.3% 5.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Keyword 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Keyword 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Keyword 0.6% 0.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Keyword 0.8% 0.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Keyword 3.0% 3.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Keyword 0.6% 0.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Keyword 0.3% 0.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Keyword 1.6% 1.6% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 5% 5% 10% 10% 15% 15% 20% 20% 25% 25% Negativity Bias: Keyword 5.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 15.9% Availability Heuristic: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 0.0% Pessimism Bias: Keyword 2.0%, sitewide 1.9% Representativeness Heuristic: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Keyword 0.2%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Keyword rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
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