Author summary
18%3 analyzed articles/videos1,490 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Caitlin Yilek results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 858 hits. Analysis detected 7,949 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,568 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 11% (5,698 of 6,342 authors). This Caitlin Yilek is better (less manipulative) than 89.80% of the peer group.
Caitlin Yilek
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
11%Caitlin Yilek (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 12,568
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

10% percentile
025507510010.2% percentile
1.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles12.6K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.7%4.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.1%4.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.1%3.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.4%1.4%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate