Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,221 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Megan Gandy results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Slippery Slope, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 674 hits. Analysis detected 5,543 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,884 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of 77% (1,484 of 6,321 authors). This Megan Gandy is worse (more manipulative) than 76.50% of the peer group.
Megan Gandy
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
77%Megan Gandy (selected)5%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,884
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

77% percentile
025507510076.5% percentile
4.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.9K 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 9.9%9.9%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Author 11.1%11.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.5%11.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.5%8.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 13.8%13.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 10.3%10.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.8%1.8%

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 9.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 11.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.5%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 13.8%, sitewide 8.1%Slippery Slope: Author 11.1%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Author 7.5%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Composition/Division: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate