Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video2,140 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Amy Nicholson results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 30.6% saturation with 2,623 hits. Analysis detected 9,345 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,560 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 59% (2,645 of 6,359 authors). This Amy Nicholson is worse (more manipulative) than 58.40% of the peer group.
Amy Nicholson
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
59%Amy Nicholson (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 8,560
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

58% percentile
025507510058.4% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 30.6%30.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 16.3%16.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.5%8.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.5%3.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 5.3%5.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.8%3.8%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 30.6%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 19.2%Halo Effect: Author 16.3%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 8.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 5.3%, sitewide 0.5%Anecdotal: Author 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

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