Author summary
0%2 analyzed articles/videos337 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Joyce Smith results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Optimism Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 14.2% saturation with 690 hits. Analysis detected 2,917 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,860 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 45% (3,493 of 6,244 authors). This Joyce Smith is better (less manipulative) than 55.90% of the peer group.
Joyce Smith
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
45%Joyce Smith (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,860
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

44% percentile
025507510044.1% percentile
2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.9K 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 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.4%0.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 14.2%14.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.6%4.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.8%1.8%

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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 14.2%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.6%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Author 8.8%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate