Author summary
⁠95%1 analyzed article/video751 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Semley results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Ad Hominem, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 41.1% saturation with 927 hits. Analysis detected 4,995 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,253 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠91% (595 of 6,226 authors). This John Semley is worse (more manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group.
John Semley
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠91%John Semley (selected)8%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,253
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

91% percentile
025507510090.5% percentile
7.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 41.1%41.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 26.7%26.7%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Author 18.2%18.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.2%5.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Author 13.3%13.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 10.0%10.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 7.8%7.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.9%11.9%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 41.1%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 26.7%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Author 11.9%, sitewide 19.2%Ad Hominem: Author 18.2%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Author 14.6%, sitewide 7.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 13.3%, sitewide 3.1%Anecdotal: Author 11.2%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 10.0%, sitewide 2.0%Availability Heuristic: Author 9.2%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Author 7.8%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 6.9%Straw Man: Author 6.4%, sitewide 0.9%Optimism Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 5.1%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%No True Scotsman: Author 4.4%, sitewide 0.1%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

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