Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video2,287 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jordan Weissmann results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 798 hits. Analysis detected 7,469 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,148 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 27% (4,589 of 6,244 authors). This Jordan Weissmann is better (less manipulative) than 73.50% of the peer group.
Jordan Weissmann
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
27%Jordan Weissmann (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 9,148
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

27% percentile
025507510026.5% percentile
1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles9.1K 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 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 6.6%6.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 4.1%4.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.8%0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Author 0.3%0.3%

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%Framing Effect: Author 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 6.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.1%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 5.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.0%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Author 5.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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