Author summary
48% 3 analyzed articles/videos 4,883 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Hiltzik results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Confirmation Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 1,943 hits . Analysis detected 13,635 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,970 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 41% (3,785 of 6,315 authors). This Michael Hiltzik is better (less manipulative) than 59.90% of the peer group. Michael Hiltzik
Author details
Total words: 14,970
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.1% percentile 2.3% BS Score3 analyzed articles15K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 11.1% 11.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.0% 13.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.6% 0.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 11.4% 11.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.8% 1.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.6% 0.6% 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 11.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.4%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 8.0%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Ad Hominem: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst