Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video5,388 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alex Brandon results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 356 hits. Analysis detected 1,471 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,388 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠7% (5,771 of 6,162 authors). This Alex Brandon is better (less manipulative) than 93.70% of the peer group.
Alex Brandon
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠7%Alex Brandon (selected)2%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,388
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

6% percentile
02550751006.3% percentile
1.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.4K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 0.3%0.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.9%2.9%

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%Framing Effect: Author 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Author 6.6%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.1%Personal Incredulity: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.2%Red Herring: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos