Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Melissa Fleur Afshar results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 15.5% saturation with 458 hits. Analysis detected 4,283 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,946 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,196 authors). This Melissa Fleur Afshar is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Melissa Fleur Afshar
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
0%Melissa Fleur Afshar (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 2,946
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 6.7%6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 14.9%14.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 15.6%15.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 8.2%8.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 11.3%11.3%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Author 6.0%6.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.6%2.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.7%3.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.6%1.6%

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 15.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.1%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 14.9%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 10.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 8.7%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Author 8.2%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%False Dilemma: Author 6.0%, sitewide 1.5%Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 2.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.3%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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