Author summary
0%4 analyzed articles/videos1,280 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mary Papenfuss results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 26.5% saturation with 1,355 hits. Analysis detected 6,984 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,120 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 69% (2,028 of 6,349 authors). This Mary Papenfuss is worse (more manipulative) than 68.10% of the peer group.
Mary Papenfuss
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
69%Mary Papenfuss (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,120
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

68% percentile
025507510068.1% percentile
3.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles5.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 26.5%26.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 13.8%13.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.2%4.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.9%1.9%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 8.5%8.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.1%4.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.9%2.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 4.3%4.3%

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 13.8%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 26.5%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 18.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 8.5%, sitewide 2.0%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Ad Hominem: Author 6.1%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 3.7%Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.3%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 4.2%, sitewide 2.7%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate