Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video972 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ian Gordon results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Left Leaning Bias, Negativity Bias, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.9% saturation with 696 hits. Analysis detected 3,016 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,888 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (3,259 of 6,420 authors). This Ian Gordon is better (less manipulative) than 50.80% of the peer group.
Ian Gordon
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠50%Ian Gordon (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,888
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

49% percentile
025507510049.2% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K 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 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 6.3%6.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 17.9%17.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.5%0.5%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 8.0%8.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 6.0%6.0%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 17.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 0.6%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 8.0%, sitewide 2.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.0%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Hindsight Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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