Author summary
0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,330 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bill Plaschke results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Optimism Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 60.2% saturation with 3,100 hits. Analysis detected 9,118 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,147 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of 82% (1,162 of 6,299 authors). This Bill Plaschke is worse (more manipulative) than 81.60% of the peer group.
Bill Plaschke
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
82%Bill Plaschke (selected)5%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,147
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

82% percentile
025507510081.6% percentile
4.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 60.2%60.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 20.8%20.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.9%3.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 12.8%12.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.1%1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 7.9%7.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Biased Writer Voice: Author 60.2%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Halo Effect: Author 20.8%, sitewide 6.7%Negativity Bias: Author 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.7%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Author 12.8%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 7.9%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Horn Effect: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.0%Hindsight Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Primacy Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.9%Slippery Slope: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos