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0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These DAVID BRANDT — AP Baseball Writer results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Halo Effect , and Optimism Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 375 hits . Analysis detected 1,921 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,913 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 9,125 authors). This DAVID BRANDT — AP Baseball Writer is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. DAVID BRANDT — AP Baseball Writer
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Total words: 5,913
Article count: 1
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.9% 3.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.1% 1.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.2% 3.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 1.2% 1.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 3.2% 3.2% 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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.3%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.9% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.5% Sunk Cost Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.3% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst