Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Alex Byrne results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Halo Effect, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 33.8% saturation with 300 hits. Analysis detected 2,126 faulty-reasoning hits from 888 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 6,359 authors). This Alex Byrne is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Alex Byrne
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
⁠0%Alex Byrne (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 888
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles888 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 33.8%33.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 25.4%25.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 15.7%15.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 17.9%17.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.0%6.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 13.5%13.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 10.6%10.6%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Author 8.2%8.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 7.0%7.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 13.5%13.5%

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 33.8%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 15.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 25.4%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Author 10.6%, sitewide 19.2%Halo Effect: Author 17.9%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Anchoring Bias: Author 13.5%, sitewide 4.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 13.5%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Author 13.5%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Primacy Effect: Author 8.2%, sitewide 0.9%False Dilemma: Author 7.4%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Author 7.0%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.9%Bandwagon: Author 6.6%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.3%, sitewide 0.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 2.0%Optimism Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Author 4.6%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.3%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Red Herring: Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.7%Composition/Division: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Patriarchal Mind Virus⁠92%
Quillette⁠63%By Alex Byrne⁠0%7/18/2026, 10:38:50 PM