Author summary
20%2 analyzed articles/videos1,246 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ivan Farkas results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14% saturation with 598 hits. Analysis detected 3,341 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,267 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 53% (3,075 of 6,448 authors). This Ivan Farkas is worse (more manipulative) than 52.30% of the peer group.
Ivan Farkas
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
53%Ivan Farkas (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,267
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

52% percentile
025507510052.3% percentile
2.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.3K 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%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.0%2.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.7%1.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 14.0%14.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.2%3.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.8%5.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 8.1%8.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 4.0%4.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 3.9%3.9%

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 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 14.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 8.1%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate