Author summary
48%6 analyzed articles/videos2,073 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brady Knox results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 1,263 hits. Analysis detected 10,160 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,438 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 47% (3,313 of 6,244 authors). This Brady Knox is better (less manipulative) than 53.10% of the peer group.
Brady Knox
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
47%Brady Knox (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 10,438
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

47% percentile
025507510046.9% percentile
2.5% BS Score6 analyzed articles10.4K 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 8.5%8.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 12.1%12.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.3%1.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.9%4.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.1%2.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.4%1.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 3.4%3.4%

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 8.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 12.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.4%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.2%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate