Author summary
57%4 analyzed articles/videos1,048 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Christian Arnold results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 661 hits. Analysis detected 3,609 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,573 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 44% (3,544 of 6,299 authors). This Christian Arnold is better (less manipulative) than 56.30% of the peer group.
Christian Arnold
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
44%Christian Arnold (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,573
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

44% percentile
025507510043.7% percentile
2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles4.6K 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 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 14.4%14.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.2%2.2%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 14.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Author 8.3%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.5%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate