Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,968 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Larry A. Taunton results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Ad Hominem, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.8% saturation with 1,556 hits. Analysis detected 12,060 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,872 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 68% (2,038 of 6,346 authors). This Larry A. Taunton is worse (more manipulative) than 67.90% of the peer group.
Larry A. Taunton
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
68%Larry A. Taunton (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 7,872
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

68% percentile
025507510067.9% percentile
3.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.9K 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 0.8%0.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 19.8%19.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.2%4.2%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Author 11.4%11.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.0%2.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 7.0%7.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 13.6%13.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 13.3%13.3%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.8%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Author 13.6%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Author 13.3%, sitewide 8.1%Ad Hominem: Author 11.4%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 10.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Author 7.0%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 3.7%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Author 4.8%, sitewide 1.5%Begging the Question: Author 4.7%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.4%Straw Man: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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