Author summary
0%4 analyzed articles/videos2,710 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Desmond Meagley results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 3.9% saturation with 479 hits. Analysis detected 6,750 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,236 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 5% (6,042 of 6,362 authors). This Desmond Meagley is better (less manipulative) than 95.00% of the peer group.
Desmond Meagley
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
5%Desmond Meagley (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 12,236
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

5% percentile
02550751005.0% percentile
1.3% BS Score4 analyzed articles12.2K 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 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.9%1.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.3%1.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.1%0.1%

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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate