Author summary
8% 1 analyzed article/video 2,241 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Robert T.F. Downes results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Overconfidence Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 409 hits . Analysis detected 2,453 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,964 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (8,269 of 8,529 authors). This Robert T.F. Downes is better (less manipulative) than 97.00% of the peer group. Robert T.F. Downes
Author details
Total words: 8,964
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.0% percentile 0.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles9K 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 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.3% 0.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.5% 0.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.3% 0.3% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 4.6% 4.6% 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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Author 4.6%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.4% Primacy Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst