Author summary
⁠52%1 analyzed article/video264 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Collin Ward results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Recency Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 89 hits. Analysis detected 641 faulty-reasoning hits from 792 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠80% (1,347 of 6,628 authors). This Collin Ward is worse (more manipulative) than 79.70% of the peer group.
Collin Ward
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠80%Collin Ward (selected)5%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 792
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

80% percentile
025507510079.7% percentile
4.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles792 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 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.5%9.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.8%1.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 11.2%11.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 10.6%10.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.6%2.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 3.4%3.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 3.2%3.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 4.2%4.2%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Author 3.9%3.9%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Recency Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 2.7%Anecdotal: Author 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Author 3.9%, sitewide 0.9%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Burden of Proof: Author 3.2%, sitewide 0.4%Indoctrination: Author 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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