Author summary
0%4 analyzed articles/videos4,176 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Astead Herndon results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Anecdotal, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 1,688 hits. Analysis detected 15,065 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,704 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 24% (4,746 of 6,170 authors). This Astead Herndon is better (less manipulative) than 76.90% of the peer group.
Astead Herndon
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
24%Astead Herndon (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 16,704
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

23% percentile
025507510023.1% percentile
1.8% BS Score4 analyzed articles16.7K 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 10.1%10.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.5%5.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.6%2.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.9%3.9%

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 10.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.5%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Author 6.1%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate