Author summary
⁠89%1 analyzed article/video412 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ian McNulty results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Biased Writer Voice, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 51.5% saturation with 636 hits. Analysis detected 1,156 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,236 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠93% (454 of 6,316 authors). This Ian McNulty is worse (more manipulative) than 92.80% of the peer group.
Ian McNulty
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠93%Ian McNulty (selected)9%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,236
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

93% percentile
025507510092.8% percentile
8.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 51.5%51.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 10.7%10.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.1%2.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 8.2%8.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 2.0%2.0%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Author 2.5%2.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 51.5%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Author 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 8.2%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Author 10.7%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos