Author summary
⁠17%1 analyzed article/video415 analyzed words
BS Summary: These DPA results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Availability Heuristic, and Negativity Bias, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 173 hits. Analysis detected 1,448 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,660 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠56% (2,804 of 6,244 authors). This DPA is worse (more manipulative) than 55.10% of the peer group.
DPA
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠56%DPA (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,660
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

55% percentile
025507510055.1% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.7K 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 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.2%4.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 10.4%10.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.8%0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 8.0%8.0%

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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 10.4%, sitewide 0.8%Availability Heuristic: Author 7.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 8.0%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.8%, sitewide 5.3%Recency Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 2.7%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos