Author summary
⁠77%1 analyzed article/video2,327 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Diego Vargas results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Hasty Generalization, and Halo Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 619 hits. Analysis detected 5,440 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,981 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (3,786 of 6,350 authors). This Diego Vargas is better (less manipulative) than 59.60% of the peer group.
Diego Vargas
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠41%Diego Vargas (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 6,981
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

40% percentile
025507510040.4% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles7K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 0.5%0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 7.5%7.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.4%1.4%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Author 8.9%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 7.5%, sitewide 3.3%In-Group Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 6.6%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 4.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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