Author summary
0%4 analyzed articles/videos1,186 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ellen Francis results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, In-Group Bias, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 24.5% saturation with 1,056 hits. Analysis detected 6,558 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,306 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of 74% (1,617 of 6,170 authors). This Ellen Francis is worse (more manipulative) than 73.80% of the peer group.
Ellen Francis
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
74%Ellen Francis (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,306
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

74% percentile
025507510073.8% percentile
3.9% BS Score4 analyzed articles4.3K 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 10.7%10.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Author 11.4%11.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.9%6.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 13.6%13.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 24.5%24.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 12.0%12.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.8%0.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.7%0.7%

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 10.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 24.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.9%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.6%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Author 12.0%, sitewide 6.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 11.4%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Author 8.8%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 8.5%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.4%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate