Author summary
88% 1 analyzed article/video 265 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Kirchick results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Representativeness Heuristic , and Biased Writer Voice , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 16.9% saturation with 179 hits . Analysis detected 1,550 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,060 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.1% and a BS Rank of 88% (814 of 6,628 authors). This James Kirchick is worse (more manipulative) than 87.70% of the peer group. James Kirchick
Author details
Total words: 1,060
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
88% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 87.7% percentile 6.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.8% 2.8% Representativeness Heuris… Sitewide 1.9% Author 16.0% 16.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.0% 5.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 15.8% 15.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 16.9% 16.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 12.9% 12.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 4.6% 4.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.7% 1.7% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Author 5.5% 5.5% 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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 16.1%, sitewide 19.2% Hasty Generalization: Author 16.9%, sitewide 8.1% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 16.0%, sitewide 1.9% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.0%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 15.8%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 12.9%, sitewide 7.5% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 6.9%, sitewide 9.1% Recency Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 5.5%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 5.2%, sitewide 2.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 1.9% Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 3.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.6%, sitewide 0.8% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% False Dilemma: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.1% Middle Ground: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.1% Special Pleading: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.3% Personal Incredulity: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.2% Begging the Question: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7% Red Herring: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst