Author summary
0%2 analyzed articles/videos2,050 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Adrian Horton results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 42.9% saturation with 2,640 hits. Analysis detected 12,502 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,150 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.2% and a BS Rank of 85% (1,033 of 6,508 authors). This Adrian Horton is worse (more manipulative) than 84.10% of the peer group.
Adrian Horton
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
85%Adrian Horton (selected)6%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 6,150
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

84% percentile
025507510084.1% percentile
5.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 42.9%42.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 11.6%11.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 28.6%28.6%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Author 10.6%10.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 16.3%16.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 16.2%16.2%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Author 9.2%9.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.9%3.9%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 42.9%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 28.6%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Author 11.6%, sitewide 26.9%Confirmation Bias: Author 16.3%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Author 16.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Author 11.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Hindsight Bias: Author 10.6%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 9.2%, sitewide 2.7%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Horn Effect: Author 6.1%, sitewide 1.0%Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Author 5.4%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Straw Man: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Genetic Fallacy: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos