Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video82 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Charles Oliver results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Hasty Generalization, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 59.5% saturation with 195 hits. Analysis detected 891 faulty-reasoning hits from 328 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 16% and a BS Rank of 98% (141 of 6,363 authors). This Charles Oliver is worse (more manipulative) than 97.80% of the peer group.
Charles Oliver
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
98%Charles Oliver (selected)16%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 328
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

98% percentile
025507510097.8% percentile
16.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles328 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 59.5%59.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 35.7%35.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 27.7%27.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 15.8%15.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 19.8%19.8%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Author 11.9%11.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 16.8%16.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 7.9%7.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 12.2%12.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 7.9%7.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 59.5%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Author 35.7%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Author 27.7%, sitewide 9.1%Framing Effect: Author 16.8%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 19.8%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Author 12.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 15.8%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 15.8%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Author 11.9%, sitewide 0.4%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.8%, sitewide 5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 7.9%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Author 7.9%, sitewide 5.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 7.9%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Author 7.9%, sitewide 1.1%Begging the Question: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Brickbat: Not Playing88%
Reason.com40%By Charles Oliver0%7/3/2026, 8:00:54 AM