Author summary
52%3 analyzed articles/videos1,357 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dylan Scott results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 9.1% saturation with 1,457 hits. Analysis detected 13,715 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,947 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 31% (4,545 of 6,530 authors). This Dylan Scott is better (less manipulative) than 69.60% of the peer group.
Dylan Scott
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
31%Dylan Scott (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 15,947
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

30% percentile
025507510030.4% percentile
2.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles15.9K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.2%3.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 9.1%9.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.1%0.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 7.4%7.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.6%0.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.5%0.5%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 7.4%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Author 9.1%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos