Author summary
74%7 analyzed articles/videos1,492 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alex Galbraith results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 14.4% saturation with 1,461 hits. Analysis detected 12,848 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,168 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 55% (2,814 of 6,258 authors). This Alex Galbraith is worse (more manipulative) than 55.00% of the peer group.
Alex Galbraith
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
55%Alex Galbraith (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 10,168
Article count: 7
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

55% percentile
025507510055.0% percentile
2.8% BS Score7 analyzed articles10.2K 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 14.4%14.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.6%11.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.0%2.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 12.0%12.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.2%2.2%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 6.4%6.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.9%0.9%

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 14.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 11.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 12.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 5.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 6.4%, sitewide 2.0%Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate