Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video697 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Coale results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 383 hits. Analysis detected 2,478 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,788 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠69% (1,938 of 6,227 authors). This David Coale is worse (more manipulative) than 68.90% of the peer group.
David Coale
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠69%David Coale (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,788
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

69% percentile
025507510068.9% percentile
3.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.8K 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 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.5%2.5%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 12.5%12.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 13.5%13.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 13.7%13.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 3.9%3.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 4.7%4.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.6%1.6%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Author 0.6%0.6%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Author 13.7%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.5%, sitewide 5.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 12.5%, sitewide 2.0%Hasty Generalization: Author 8.8%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 4.5%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Actor-Observer Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.6%Hindsight Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.4%Special Pleading: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.3%Tu Quoque: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.2%Straw Man: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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