Author summary
⁠54%2 analyzed articles/videos369 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Greg Richter results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 468 hits. Analysis detected 4,019 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,780 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (3,594 of 6,498 authors). This Greg Richter is better (less manipulative) than 55.30% of the peer group.
Greg Richter
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠45%Greg Richter (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,780
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

45% percentile
025507510044.7% percentile
2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.8K 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 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 12.4%12.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 12.0%12.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 9.4%9.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 7.1%7.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.3%0.3%

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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 12.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.4%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 7.1%, sitewide 0.8%In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.0%Red Herring: Author 5.6%, sitewide 0.7%Anecdotal: Author 3.7%, sitewide 5.2%Straw Man: Author 5.0%, sitewide 0.9%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.7%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos