Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,480 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Smith results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 702 hits. Analysis detected 4,488 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,920 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 36% (4,010 of 6,244 authors). This John Smith is better (less manipulative) than 64.20% of the peer group.
John Smith
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
36%John Smith (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,920
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

36% percentile
025507510035.8% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.9K 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 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.3%0.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.4%0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 10.8%10.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 11.9%11.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.0%1.0%

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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Author 11.9%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Author 8.0%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.8%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.5%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Begging the Question: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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