Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video504 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jason Sylvester results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Anecdotal, and Biased Writer Voice, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 242 hits. Analysis detected 1,938 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,016 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of 64% (2,415 of 6,628 authors). This Jason Sylvester is worse (more manipulative) than 63.60% of the peer group.
Jason Sylvester
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Jacob Owens1%
1%Megan Fan Munce1%
64%Jason Sylvester (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,016
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

64% percentile
025507510063.6% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K 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 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.7%4.7%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 12.0%12.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.6%5.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.8%2.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 3.1%3.1%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Author 5.4%5.4%

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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Self-Serving Bias: Author 12.0%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 10.2%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 5.7%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.7%, sitewide 5.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 5.4%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Hindsight Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.6%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Mask That Made Me64%
Quillette64%By Jason Sylvester0%7/4/2026, 10:12:10 PM