Author summary
38% 3 analyzed articles/videos 624 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Mayfield results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Indoctrination , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16.5% saturation with 497 hits . Analysis detected 2,239 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,006 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of 81% (1,703 of 8,822 authors). This Josh Mayfield is worse (more manipulative) than 80.70% of the peer group. Josh Mayfield
Author details
Total words: 3,006
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
81% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 80.7% percentile 3.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles3K 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 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.4% 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 16.5% 16.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.0% 8.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.9% 0.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 6.6% 6.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 5.8% 5.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 10.5% 10.5% 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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 16.5%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.9%, sitewide 11.1% Halo Effect: Author 10.5%, sitewide 6.7% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 6.9% Indoctrination: Author 6.6%, sitewide 0.0% Optimism Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 6.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 5.8%, sitewide 0.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Loss Aversion: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst