Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Michael Tracey results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 34% saturation with 3,562 hits. Analysis detected 8,133 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,480 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 6,537 authors). This Michael Tracey is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Michael Tracey
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 Tracey (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 10,480
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles10.5K 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 34.0%34.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 1.4%1.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.8%2.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.2%2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 9.6%9.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 4.0%4.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.4%0.4%

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 34.0%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.6%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.4%Slippery Slope: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Genetic Fallacy: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.4%Straw Man: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

How Podcasts Ruined America⁠64%
Compact⁠77%By Michael Tracey⁠0%6/24/2026, 6:06:02 AM