Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video634 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Gardner results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Availability Heuristic, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 367 hits. Analysis detected 2,995 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,536 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠77% (1,474 of 6,358 authors). This David Gardner is worse (more manipulative) than 76.80% of the peer group.
David Gardner
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠77%David Gardner (selected)5%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,536
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

77% percentile
025507510076.8% percentile
4.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.1%4.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 12.3%12.3%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Author 8.1%8.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.7%1.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 4.3%4.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 8.9%8.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 3.5%3.5%

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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 14.5%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Author 12.3%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 12.2%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%Burden of Proof: Author 8.1%, sitewide 0.4%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 4.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Red Herring: Author 3.8%, sitewide 0.7%Recency Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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