Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Eric Wessan results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Optimism Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 185 hits. Analysis detected 2,141 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,519 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,228 authors). This Eric Wessan is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Eric Wessan
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
0%Eric Wessan (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 3,519
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.5K 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 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.2%4.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.6%1.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 4.9%4.9%

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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 0.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Begging the Question: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Straw Man: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.9%False Dilemma: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Indoctrination: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos