Author summary
54%6 analyzed articles/videos1,514 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jake Epstein results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Anecdotal, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 1,536 hits. Analysis detected 15,363 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,526 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 47% (3,343 of 6,244 authors). This Jake Epstein is better (less manipulative) than 53.50% of the peer group.
Jake Epstein
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
47%Jake Epstein (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 15,526
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

47% percentile
025507510046.5% percentile
2.5% BS Score6 analyzed articles15.5K 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 9.9%9.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.7%7.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.6%5.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.7%5.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.8%4.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 9.2%9.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 5.2%5.2%

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 9.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Author 7.2%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 6.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.8%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate