Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video980 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Katha Pollitt results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23.4% saturation with 917 hits. Analysis detected 6,798 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,920 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (1,638 of 6,367 authors). This Katha Pollitt is worse (more manipulative) than 74.30% of the peer group.
Katha Pollitt
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠75%Katha Pollitt (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,920
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

74% percentile
025507510074.3% percentile
3.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K 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 4.0%4.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 23.4%23.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.3%8.3%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 9.3%9.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.8%1.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 6.2%6.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 13.0%13.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 4.6%4.6%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Author 6.8%6.8%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 23.4%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 15.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.3%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 13.0%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Author 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 9.3%, sitewide 2.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 9.3%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Author 8.7%, sitewide 6.9%Ad Hominem: Author 6.8%, sitewide 2.2%Halo Effect: Author 6.0%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 6.7%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Straw Man: Author 5.4%, sitewide 0.9%Anecdotal: Author 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Hindsight Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Author 4.6%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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