Author summary
100%1 analyzed article/video323 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael C. Behrent results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Confirmation Bias, and Framing Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 31.4% saturation with 304 hits. Analysis detected 1,967 faulty-reasoning hits from 969 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.8% and a BS Rank of 92% (522 of 6,261 authors). This Michael C. Behrent is worse (more manipulative) than 91.70% of the peer group.
Michael C. Behrent
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
92%Michael C. Behrent (selected)8%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 969
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

92% percentile
025507510091.7% percentile
7.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles969 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 31.4%31.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 21.5%21.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.6%2.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 14.4%14.4%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Author 14.3%14.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 18.5%18.5%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 10.6%10.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.5%2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 11.7%11.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 8.5%8.5%

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%Hasty Generalization: Author 31.4%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Author 14.4%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 21.5%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 12.8%, sitewide 19.2%Confirmation Bias: Author 18.5%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 14.3%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 11.7%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 10.6%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 8.5%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 7.5%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Author 7.4%, sitewide 1.5%Halo Effect: Author 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 3.1%Anecdotal: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Burden of Proof: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.4%Begging the Question: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Primacy Effect: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.9%No True Scotsman: Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateAuthor rate

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