Author summary
57% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,008 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Dayen results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 21.8% saturation with 1,782 hits . Analysis detected 7,980 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,172 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 48% (3,435 of 6,521 authors). This David Dayen is better (less manipulative) than 52.70% of the peer group. David Dayen
Author details
Total words: 8,172
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 47.3% percentile 2.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles8.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.5% 2.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 21.8% 21.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Author 11.8% 11.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.7% 1.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.4% 10.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.9% 0.9% 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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 21.8%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 10.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 11.8%, sitewide 1.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 8.7%, sitewide 7.5% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.6%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 2.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.5% Loss Aversion: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Slippery Slope: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst