Author summary
97%1 analyzed article/video508 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Clay Drinko results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 16.3% saturation with 248 hits. Analysis detected 1,926 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,524 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of 77% (1,474 of 6,316 authors). This Clay Drinko is worse (more manipulative) than 76.70% of the peer group.
Clay Drinko
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
77%Clay Drinko (selected)5%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,524
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

77% percentile
025507510076.7% percentile
4.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.5K 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 1.2%1.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 16.3%16.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.4%5.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.2%3.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 12.6%12.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 14.5%14.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.1%2.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Author 6.0%6.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 14.9%14.9%

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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 14.9%, sitewide 19.2%Indoctrination: Author 16.3%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 14.5%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Author 7.3%, sitewide 5.2%Halo Effect: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%False Dilemma: Author 6.0%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Middle Ground: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.1%Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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