Author summary
⁠78%3 analyzed articles/videos2,999 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Josh Christenson results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Overconfidence Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 12.5% saturation with 1,504 hits. Analysis detected 12,848 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,996 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠49% (3,291 of 6,382 authors). This Josh Christenson is better (less manipulative) than 51.60% of the peer group.
Josh Christenson
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠49%Josh Christenson (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 11,996
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

48% percentile
025507510048.4% percentile
2.6% BS Score3 analyzed articles12K 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 6.9%6.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.6%11.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.8%3.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 10.1%10.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 9.2%9.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 12.5%12.5%

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%Framing Effect: Author 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 11.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 12.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 10.1%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Ad Hominem: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos