Author summary
64% 5 analyzed articles/videos 4,505 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Investigative Reporter results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Biased Writer Voice , and Confirmation Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 2,987 hits . Analysis detected 26,836 faulty-reasoning hits from 21,992 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 48% (3,508 of 6,628 authors). This Investigative Reporter is better (less manipulative) than 52.90% of the peer group. Investigative Reporter
Author details
Total words: 21,992
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 47.1% percentile 2.5% BS Score5 analyzed articles22K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.3% 8.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.6% 13.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.1% 2.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.6% 1.6% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 5.8% 5.8% 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 8.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 10.8%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.8%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 8.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.0% Ad Hominem: Author 5.8%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 2.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.5%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst