Author summary
84%1 analyzed article/video594 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Elise Schmelzer results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 191 hits. Analysis detected 1,473 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,782 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of 70% (1,960 of 6,463 authors). This Elise Schmelzer is worse (more manipulative) than 69.70% of the peer group.
Elise Schmelzer
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
70%Elise Schmelzer (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,782
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

70% percentile
025507510069.7% percentile
3.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K 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 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.3%8.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Author 9.1%9.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 10.7%10.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.0%1.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 3.8%3.8%

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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 9.1%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.3%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Author 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.5%Personal Incredulity: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.0%Red Herring: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos