Author summary
46%1 analyzed article/video2,953 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Capital B results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 785 hits. Analysis detected 4,304 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,859 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 12% (5,469 of 6,169 authors). This Capital B is better (less manipulative) than 88.70% of the peer group.
Capital B
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
12%Capital B (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 8,859
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

11% percentile
025507510011.3% percentile
1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.9K 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 8.9%8.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.3%7.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.0%Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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