Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Michael Shermer results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Quote-first Misdirection, and Unattributed Quote, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 18.7% saturation with 239 hits. Analysis detected 1,319 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,276 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 6,315 authors). This Michael Shermer is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Michael Shermer
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%Michael Shermer (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 1,276
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K 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 5.4%5.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 18.7%18.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.3%6.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 9.3%9.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.3%1.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 7.7%7.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.1%4.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.5%0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 16.1%16.1%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 16.1%, sitewide 19.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 18.7%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 9.3%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Author 7.7%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 4.0%Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Burden of Proof: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.4%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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