Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These David Michaels results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 1,028 hits. Analysis detected 4,096 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,580 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 6,296 authors). This David Michaels is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
David Michaels
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
⁠0%David Michaels (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 7,580
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.6K 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 13.6%13.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 0.7%0.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.9%8.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.6%1.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.7%0.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 1.3%1.3%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Author 0.2%0.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 1.5%1.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 2.9%2.9%

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 13.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 0.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.0%Ad Hominem: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%Straw Man: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.9%Hindsight Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Author 1.0%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos