Author summary
92%2 analyzed articles/videos351 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Matthew Martin results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 23.8% saturation with 292 hits. Analysis detected 2,077 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,229 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 8% and a BS Rank of 93% (499 of 6,348 authors). This Matthew Martin is worse (more manipulative) than 92.20% of the peer group.
Matthew Martin
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
93%Matthew Martin (selected)9%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,229
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

92% percentile
025507510092.2% percentile
8.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles1.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 23.8%23.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 19.2%19.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.2%4.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 16.5%16.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 19.0%19.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 13.5%13.5%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Author 6.8%6.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 15.6%15.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.7%2.7%

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 19.0%, sitewide 26.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 23.8%, sitewide 3.3%Negativity Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Optimism Bias: Author 19.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 16.5%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 15.6%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 13.5%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Author 10.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Slippery Slope: Author 6.8%, sitewide 1.7%Halo Effect: Author 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.8%Primacy Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos