Author summary
0%4 analyzed articles/videos4,406 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Robson results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Overconfidence Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 1,986 hits. Analysis detected 22,106 faulty-reasoning hits from 33,260 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 13% (5,367 of 6,135 authors). This David Robson is better (less manipulative) than 87.50% of the peer group.
David Robson
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
13%David Robson (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 33,260
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

13% percentile
025507510012.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles33.3K 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 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.0%5.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.8%3.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.5%3.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.5%1.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.4%0.4%

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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.0%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.8%, sitewide 0.5%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate