Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video3,989 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jessica McDonald results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Overconfidence Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 873 hits. Analysis detected 6,630 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,956 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 2% (6,088 of 6,204 authors). This Jessica McDonald is better (less manipulative) than 98.10% of the peer group.
Jessica McDonald
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
2%Jessica McDonald (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 15,956
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

2% percentile
02550751001.9% percentile
1.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles16K 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 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.0%1.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.3%4.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.7%0.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.5%2.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.3%0.3%

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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.5%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.4%Slippery Slope: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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