Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,337 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ben Weingarten results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Confirmation Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 37.2% saturation with 1,989 hits. Analysis detected 8,504 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,348 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of 77% (1,481 of 6,244 authors). This Ben Weingarten is worse (more manipulative) than 76.30% of the peer group.
Ben Weingarten
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
77%Ben Weingarten (selected)5%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,348
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

76% percentile
025507510076.3% percentile
4.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.3K 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 37.2%37.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 14.7%14.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.0%8.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 12.6%12.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.6%4.6%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 7.5%7.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 12.6%12.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.8%2.8%

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 37.2%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 14.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 12.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.0%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Author 12.6%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 8.3%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 7.5%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Author 4.4%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Genetic Fallacy: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.4%False Dilemma: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

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