Author summary
86%2 analyzed articles/videos511 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jennifer Van Laar results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.7% saturation with 826 hits. Analysis detected 8,649 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,411 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.7% and a BS Rank of 81% (1,208 of 6,244 authors). This Jennifer Van Laar is worse (more manipulative) than 80.70% of the peer group.
Jennifer Van Laar
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
81%Jennifer Van Laar (selected)5%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,411
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

81% percentile
025507510080.7% percentile
4.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.4K 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 10.2%10.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Author 12.6%12.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 15.3%15.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 16.8%16.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 16.6%16.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.5%0.5%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 7.0%7.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 5.0%5.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.4%2.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 4.2%4.2%

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 10.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 18.7%, sitewide 19.2%Confirmation Bias: Author 16.8%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Author 16.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.5%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 15.3%, sitewide 5.3%Burden of Proof: Author 12.6%, sitewide 0.4%Appeal to Authority: Author 8.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 6.1%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Author 5.0%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 4.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.1%, sitewide 0.5%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 3.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos