Author summary
97%6 analyzed articles/videos823 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Adam Hancock results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 28.8% saturation with 1,214 hits. Analysis detected 7,812 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,211 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.2% and a BS Rank of 88% (773 of 6,244 authors). This Adam Hancock is worse (more manipulative) than 87.60% of the peer group.
Adam Hancock
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
88%Adam Hancock (selected)7%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,211
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

88% percentile
025507510087.6% percentile
6.2% BS Score6 analyzed articles4.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 14.8%14.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 28.8%28.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Author 10.4%10.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 0.7%0.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 5.8%5.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Author 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.6%5.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.8%0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 6.1%6.1%

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%Negativity Bias: Author 28.8%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Author 24.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.3%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Author 14.8%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Author 10.4%, sitewide 1.5%Confirmation Bias: Author 9.2%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Author 6.1%, sitewide 9.1%Recency Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.2%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Author 0.7%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 5.8%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.7%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 3.1%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide rateAuthor rate