Author summary
55%3 analyzed articles/videos1,392 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chris Stein results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Hasty Generalization, and In-Group Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 1,424 hits. Analysis detected 6,938 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,848 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 27% (4,514 of 6,164 authors). This Chris Stein is better (less manipulative) than 73.20% of the peer group.
Chris Stein
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
27%Chris Stein (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 9,848
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

27% percentile
025507510026.8% percentile
1.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles9.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.6%4.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 14.5%14.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.3%1.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.2%8.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.1%0.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.4%0.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.7%0.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.6%0.6%

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 14.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Begging the Question: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate