Author summary
⁠74%6 analyzed articles/videos1,640 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Walker results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Halo Effect, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 30.8% saturation with 2,994 hits. Analysis detected 10,820 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,733 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠55% (2,854 of 6,260 authors). This John Walker is worse (more manipulative) than 54.40% of the peer group.
John Walker
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠55%John Walker (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 9,733
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

54% percentile
025507510054.4% percentile
2.8% BS Score6 analyzed articles9.7K 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 30.8%30.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 5.5%5.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.4%3.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.2%2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 6.7%6.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.7%1.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.3%1.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 2.0%2.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.5%1.5%

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 30.8%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 17.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.7%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos