Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,394 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Al Weaver results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.7% saturation with 817 hits. Analysis detected 5,074 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,576 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 52% (3,045 of 6,316 authors). This Al Weaver is worse (more manipulative) than 51.80% of the peer group.
Al Weaver
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
52%Al Weaver (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,576
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

52% percentile
025507510051.8% percentile
2.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 7.6%7.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 14.7%14.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.3%0.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.0%2.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 9.0%9.0%

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 7.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 14.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.0%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 5.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.6%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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