Author summary
0%7 analyzed articles/videos3,322 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Andrew Webster results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.4% saturation with 4,677 hits. Analysis detected 28,829 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,447 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 43% (3,646 of 6,365 authors). This Andrew Webster is better (less manipulative) than 57.30% of the peer group.
Andrew Webster
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
43%Andrew Webster (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 25,447
Article count: 7
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

43% percentile
025507510042.7% percentile
2.4% BS Score7 analyzed articles25.4K 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 4.6%4.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 18.4%18.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.0%9.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.7%0.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 4.5%4.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 4.2%4.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 5.9%5.9%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.0%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 18.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 9.4%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 5.9%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 5.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.5%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos