Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video95 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Elizabeth Dwoskin results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Halo Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 49.1% saturation with 140 hits. Analysis detected 793 faulty-reasoning hits from 285 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 19.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠99% (73 of 6,359 authors). This Elizabeth Dwoskin is worse (more manipulative) than 98.90% of the peer group.
Elizabeth Dwoskin
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠99%Elizabeth Dwoskin (selected)20%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 285
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

99% percentile
025507510098.9% percentile
19.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles285 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 49.1%49.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 41.4%41.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 35.8%35.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 25.3%25.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 12.6%12.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 39.0%39.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 12.6%12.6%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Author 12.6%12.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 10.2%10.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 7.7%7.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Authority: Author 49.1%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 41.4%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 39.0%, sitewide 26.9%Halo Effect: Author 35.8%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 25.3%, sitewide 3.3%Negativity Bias: Author 10.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.7%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Author 12.6%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 12.6%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Author 12.6%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 12.6%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 11.9%, sitewide 7.5%Primacy Effect: Author 4.9%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateAuthor rate

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