Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,073 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brian Bossak results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Anecdotal, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 469 hits. Analysis detected 2,192 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,292 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 45% (3,443 of 6,258 authors). This Brian Bossak is better (less manipulative) than 55.00% of the peer group.
Brian Bossak
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
45%Brian Bossak (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,292
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

45% percentile
025507510045.0% percentile
2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.3K 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 3.8%3.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.7%0.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 10.9%10.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.9%9.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.9%1.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.3%0.3%

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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Author 10.9%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Slippery Slope: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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