Author summary
⁠39%2 analyzed articles/videos1,878 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nate Anderson results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 414 hits. Analysis detected 3,884 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,634 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (3,840 of 6,194 authors). This Nate Anderson is better (less manipulative) than 62.00% of the peer group.
Nate Anderson
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠38%Nate Anderson (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,634
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

38% percentile
025507510038.0% percentile
2.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.6K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.3%2.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 4.6%4.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 4.5%4.5%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.5%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Slippery Slope: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos