Author summary
53%14 analyzed articles/videos7,993 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chris Walker results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Confirmation Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 3,481 hits. Analysis detected 33,998 faulty-reasoning hits from 36,180 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 25% (4,702 of 6,226 authors). This Chris Walker is better (less manipulative) than 75.50% of the peer group.
Chris Walker
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
25%Chris Walker (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 36,180
Article count: 14
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

25% percentile
025507510024.5% percentile
1.8% BS Score14 analyzed articles36.2K 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 5.6%5.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.6%9.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.1%2.1%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 5.7%5.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.7%1.7%

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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 2.0%Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.8%, sitewide 0.5%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate