Author summary
0%3 analyzed articles/videos1,411 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colin Lecher results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 700 hits. Analysis detected 4,655 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,190 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 20% (5,043 of 6,244 authors). This Colin Lecher is better (less manipulative) than 80.80% of the peer group.
Colin Lecher
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
20%Colin Lecher (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 7,190
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

19% percentile
025507510019.2% percentile
1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles7.2K 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 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.7%9.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.1%3.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.8%1.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.1%1.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 1.0%1.0%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate