Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 2,309 analyzed words
BS Summary: These and CNN's Kate S. Petersen results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Optimism Bias , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 760 hits . Analysis detected 4,957 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,236 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 28% (4,613 of 6,364 authors). This and CNN's Kate S. Petersen is better (less manipulative) than 72.50% of the peer group. and CNN's Kate S. Petersen
Author details
Total words: 9,236
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 27.5% percentile 1.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles9.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.9% 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.2% 8.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.8% 6.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.6% 2.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.3% 1.3% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.0%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst