Author summary
4%1 analyzed article/video1,279 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alexander Shur results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Pessimism Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 3.5% saturation with 135 hits. Analysis detected 1,191 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,837 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 12% (5,622 of 6,359 authors). This Alexander Shur is better (less manipulative) than 88.40% of the peer group.
Alexander Shur
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
12%Alexander Shur (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,837
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

12% percentile
025507510011.6% percentile
1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.8K 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 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.5%1.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.9%0.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.7%0.7%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Author 1.5%1.5%

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%Framing Effect: Author 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Nature: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos