Author summary
⁠31%1 analyzed article/video157 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alyce McFadden results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection, Biased Writer Voice, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 430 faulty-reasoning hits from 471 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠89% (712 of 6,448 authors). This Alyce McFadden is worse (more manipulative) than 89.00% of the peer group.
Alyce McFadden
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠89%Alyce McFadden (selected)7%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 471
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

89% percentile
025507510089.0% percentile
6.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles471 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 7.4%7.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 10.6%10.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.6%9.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 7.9%7.9%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Author 7.9%7.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.0%4.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 10.0%10.0%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Author 4.9%4.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 4.7%4.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 11.9%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 10.6%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.0%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Status Quo Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 7.9%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Burden of Proof: Author 4.9%, sitewide 0.4%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.7%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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