Author summary
53%2 analyzed articles/videos1,435 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dustin DeSoto results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 913 hits. Analysis detected 7,909 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,226 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 32% (4,251 of 6,196 authors). This Dustin DeSoto is better (less manipulative) than 68.60% of the peer group.
Dustin DeSoto
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
32%Dustin DeSoto (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 9,226
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

31% percentile
025507510031.4% percentile
2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles9.2K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.9%9.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.9%0.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.2%0.2%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.3%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.1%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos