Author summary
41%1 analyzed article/video699 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Amanda Caswell results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Slippery Slope, and Optimism Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 267 hits. Analysis detected 1,622 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,097 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 57% (2,773 of 6,382 authors). This Amanda Caswell is worse (more manipulative) than 56.60% of the peer group.
Amanda Caswell
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
57%Amanda Caswell (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,097
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

57% percentile
025507510056.6% percentile
2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.6%8.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.2%4.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 12.7%12.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 4.6%4.6%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Author 5.3%5.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 1.0%1.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.8%1.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 12.7%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Slippery Slope: Author 5.3%, sitewide 1.7%Anecdotal: Author 4.2%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Author 4.6%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Composition/Division: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.4%Negativity BiasSitewide rateAuthor rate

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