Author summary
⁠75%1 analyzed article/video2,012 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ian Birrell results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Unattributed Quote, and Ad Hominem, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 31.2% saturation with 2,509 hits. Analysis detected 11,641 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,048 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠65% (2,323 of 6,602 authors). This Ian Birrell is worse (more manipulative) than 64.80% of the peer group.
Ian Birrell
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠65%Ian Birrell (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 8,048
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

65% percentile
025507510064.8% percentile
3.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 31.2%31.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 6.7%6.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 13.0%13.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.0%4.0%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Author 8.7%8.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.7%0.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.2%0.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 14.6%14.6%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 31.2%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 14.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Author 13.0%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Ad Hominem: Author 8.7%, sitewide 2.2%Confirmation Bias: Author 8.2%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Author 8.1%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Author 7.9%, sitewide 5.2%Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.3%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Hindsight Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Tu Quoque: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.2%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos