Author summary
35%1 analyzed article/video762 analyzed words
BS Summary: These MacKenzie Elmer results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.2% saturation with 416 hits. Analysis detected 1,636 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,286 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 47% (3,350 of 6,235 authors). This MacKenzie Elmer is better (less manipulative) than 53.70% of the peer group.
MacKenzie Elmer
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
47%MacKenzie Elmer (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,286
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

46% percentile
025507510046.3% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K 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 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.4%2.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.3%3.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 7.1%7.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.8%0.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 1.3%1.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 1.0%1.0%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 18.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 7.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 4.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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