Author summary
9%3 analyzed articles/videos603 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Elijah James results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Anecdotal, and Hasty Generalization, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 392 hits. Analysis detected 3,774 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,645 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 32% (4,374 of 6,360 authors). This Elijah James is better (less manipulative) than 68.80% of the peer group.
Elijah James
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%Elijah James (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,645
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

31% percentile
025507510031.2% percentile
2.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.6K 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 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 0.2%0.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.2%3.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.7%1.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.2%1.2%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 5.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate