Author summary
70%2 analyzed articles/videos624 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fran Spielman results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Anecdotal, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 21.8% saturation with 1,141 hits. Analysis detected 5,713 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,244 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 55% (2,932 of 6,506 authors). This Fran Spielman is worse (more manipulative) than 54.90% of the peer group.
Fran Spielman
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
55%Fran Spielman (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,244
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

55% percentile
025507510054.9% percentile
2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.2K 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 7.4%7.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 10.1%10.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.5%2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 21.8%21.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 4.4%4.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.4%2.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 4.1%4.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.9%3.9%

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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Author 21.8%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Author 10.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 5.1%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Author 4.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Author 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Author 3.2%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.0%Red Herring: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.7%Begging the Question: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos