Author summary
4%3 analyzed articles/videos91 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David French results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 110 hits. Analysis detected 419 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,892 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 9% (5,948 of 6,495 authors). This David French is better (less manipulative) than 91.60% of the peer group.
David French
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
9%David French (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,892
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

8% percentile
02550751008.4% percentile
1.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles1.9K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.2%1.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.2%0.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.6%0.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.1%0.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 0.6%0.6%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Author 0.2%0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 2.7%2.7%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 5.4%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.1%, sitewide 5.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos