Author summary
90%1 analyzed article/video835 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colton Overcash results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Indoctrination, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 37.4% saturation with 1,250 hits. Analysis detected 5,072 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,340 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.7% and a BS Rank of 82% (1,178 of 6,315 authors). This Colton Overcash is worse (more manipulative) than 81.40% of the peer group.
Colton Overcash
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
82%Colton Overcash (selected)5%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,340
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

81% percentile
025507510081.4% percentile
4.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 37.4%37.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 11.3%11.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.4%7.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 11.3%11.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.1%1.1%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 7.0%7.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Author 6.8%6.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.4%4.4%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 37.4%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Author 11.3%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 10.1%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 7.5%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%False Dilemma: Author 6.8%, sitewide 1.5%Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 4.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Slippery Slope: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

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