Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video767 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alex Ledsom results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.3% saturation with 286 hits. Analysis detected 3,073 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,068 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠66% (2,225 of 6,500 authors). This Alex Ledsom is worse (more manipulative) than 65.80% of the peer group.
Alex Ledsom
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠66%Alex Ledsom (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,068
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

66% percentile
025507510065.8% percentile
3.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.1K 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 9.3%9.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.3%8.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.4%0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.4%8.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.6%1.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 5.2%5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 5.4%5.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.7%3.7%

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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 8.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.8%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 5.4%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Indoctrination: Author 5.2%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.5%Begging the Question: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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