Author summary
2% 1 analyzed article/video 499 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CalMatters Staff results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 3.7% saturation with 56 hits . Analysis detected 369 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,497 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 27% (4,680 of 6,358 authors). This CalMatters Staff is better (less manipulative) than 73.60% of the peer group. CalMatters Staff
Author details
Total words: 1,497
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
26% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 26.4% percentile 1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.7% 3.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.2% 2.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.8% 1.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.5% 1.5% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% 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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.2%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.0% Sunk Cost Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst