Author summary
50%3 analyzed articles/videos483 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jonathan V. Last results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.2% saturation with 299 hits. Analysis detected 2,587 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,739 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of 74% (1,693 of 6,521 authors). This Jonathan V. Last is worse (more manipulative) than 74.00% of the peer group.
Jonathan V. Last
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
74%Jonathan V. Last (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,739
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

74% percentile
025507510074.0% percentile
3.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles1.7K 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 11.3%11.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 17.2%17.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 11.1%11.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 0.6%0.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.0%11.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.6%8.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.8%4.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 4.7%4.7%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 5.1%5.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 3.0%3.0%

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 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 11.0%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 17.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.6%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 11.1%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Author 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 9.8%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.8%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Author 7.7%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 2.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.7%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos