Author summary
6% 2 analyzed articles/videos 3,580 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kathy Laughlin results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Optimism Bias , and Self-Serving Bias , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 817 hits . Analysis detected 4,195 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,320 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 4% (8,261 of 8,524 authors). This Kathy Laughlin is better (less manipulative) than 96.90% of the peer group. Kathy Laughlin
Author details
Total words: 14,320
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.1% percentile 0.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles14.3K 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 0.5% 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.7% 0.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 5.7% 5.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% 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 0.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 5.7%, sitewide 0.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst