Author summary
28%1 analyzed article/video227 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lara Downes results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Halo Effect, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14.7% saturation with 100 hits. Analysis detected 338 faulty-reasoning hits from 681 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.5% and a BS Rank of 80% (1,328 of 6,540 authors). This Lara Downes is worse (more manipulative) than 79.70% of the peer group.
Lara Downes
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
80%Lara Downes (selected)5%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 681
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

80% percentile
025507510079.7% percentile
4.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles681 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 9.0%9.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 3.1%3.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 14.7%14.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.1%3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 3.1%3.1%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Author 3.1%3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 4.7%4.7%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Author 1.0%1.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 3.1%3.1%

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 9.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 14.7%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Primacy Effect: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos