Author summary
⁠49%1 analyzed article/video279 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cathy Cobbs results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Optimism Bias, and Recency Bias, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 104 hits. Analysis detected 778 faulty-reasoning hits from 837 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠86% (927 of 6,264 authors). This Cathy Cobbs is worse (more manipulative) than 85.20% of the peer group.
Cathy Cobbs
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠86%Cathy Cobbs (selected)6%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 837
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

85% percentile
025507510085.2% percentile
5.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles837 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 5.4%5.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 12.4%12.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 7.9%7.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 6.8%6.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.5%3.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 5.6%5.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 6.3%6.3%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Author 6.9%6.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.5%3.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 4.5%4.5%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.9%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Author 12.4%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Author 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%Recency Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 2.7%In-Group Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 6.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 6.8%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Author 5.6%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.5%, sitewide 0.5%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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