Author summary
⁠86%2 analyzed articles/videos315 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jonathan Cohn results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 34.4% saturation with 352 hits. Analysis detected 2,200 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,022 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 10.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠95% (344 of 6,439 authors). This Jonathan Cohn is worse (more manipulative) than 94.70% of the peer group.
Jonathan Cohn
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠95%Jonathan Cohn (selected)11%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,022
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

95% percentile
025507510094.7% percentile
10.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles1K 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 34.4%34.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 32.8%32.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 14.6%14.6%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 12.2%12.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 10.6%10.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 20.7%20.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.3%8.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Author 7.2%7.2%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Author 7.0%7.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 13.3%13.3%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 34.4%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 32.8%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Author 24.0%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 20.7%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.3%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Author 14.6%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 13.3%, sitewide 9.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 12.2%, sitewide 2.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 10.6%, sitewide 0.5%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 7.5%Pessimism Bias: Author 7.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 7.0%, sitewide 1.7%In-Group Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 6.9%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.4%Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos