Author summary
18% 2 analyzed articles/videos 2,305 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Megan Blonigen results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Confirmation Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 535 hits . Analysis detected 1,948 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,586 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 11% (8,204 of 9,205 authors). This Megan Blonigen is better (less manipulative) than 89.10% of the peer group. Megan Blonigen
Author details
Total words: 7,586
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
11% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.9% percentile 1.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.6K 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 1.8% 1.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.0% 7.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.7% 0.7% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.4% 0.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.9%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.3% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.1%, sitewide 0.8% Special Pleading: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.3% Circular Reasoning: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.1% No True Scotsman: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst