Author summary
73%1 analyzed article/video857 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michael Wayland results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 214 hits. Analysis detected 1,906 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,571 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 51% (3,026 of 6,171 authors). This Michael Wayland is worse (more manipulative) than 51.00% of the peer group.
Michael Wayland
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
51%Michael Wayland (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,571
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

51% percentile
025507510051.0% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 8.3%8.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.7%1.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 5.6%5.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.5%2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 0.9%0.9%

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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Author 7.2%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 5.6%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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