Author summary
20%2 analyzed articles/videos3,347 analyzed words
BS Summary: These April Ehrlich results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Availability Heuristic, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 1,086 hits. Analysis detected 4,708 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,391 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 3% (6,004 of 6,164 authors). This April Ehrlich is better (less manipulative) than 97.40% of the peer group.
April Ehrlich
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
3%April Ehrlich (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 12,391
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

3% percentile
02550751002.6% percentile
1.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles12.4K 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 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.8%8.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.6%0.6%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos