Author summary
84%4 analyzed articles/videos2,382 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mike Watson results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14% saturation with 1,670 hits. Analysis detected 16,103 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,887 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 60% (2,506 of 6,244 authors). This Mike Watson is worse (more manipulative) than 59.90% of the peer group.
Mike Watson
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
60%Mike Watson (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 11,887
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

60% percentile
025507510059.9% percentile
3.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles11.9K 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 8.7%8.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.4%8.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.0%6.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 14.1%14.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.0%5.0%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 7.3%7.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.4%4.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 3.9%3.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 4.9%4.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.7%0.7%

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 8.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 14.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.9%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Author 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Author 3.8%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos