Author summary
87%7 analyzed articles/videos1,414 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chris Bray results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 30.3% saturation with 4,974 hits. Analysis detected 28,294 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,418 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 69% (1,962 of 6,172 authors). This Chris Bray is worse (more manipulative) than 68.20% of the peer group.
Chris Bray
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
69%Chris Bray (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 16,418
Article count: 7
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

68% percentile
025507510068.2% percentile
3.5% BS Score7 analyzed articles16.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 30.3%30.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 13.9%13.9%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 12.9%12.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.8%2.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 9.2%9.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.1%3.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Author 7.0%7.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 12.7%12.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 30.3%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 13.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 19.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.2%, sitewide 15.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 12.9%, sitewide 1.4%Hasty Generalization: Author 12.7%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%Ad Hominem: Author 7.0%, sitewide 2.2%In-Group Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 5.6%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Author 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Straw Man: Author 4.3%, sitewide 0.9%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate