Author summary
76%6 analyzed articles/videos2,460 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nick Perkins results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 18.5% saturation with 1,368 hits. Analysis detected 8,081 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,380 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of 66% (2,177 of 6,277 authors). This Nick Perkins is worse (more manipulative) than 65.30% of the peer group.
Nick Perkins
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
66%Nick Perkins (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 7,380
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

65% percentile
025507510065.3% percentile
3.3% BS Score6 analyzed articles7.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.0%1.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 18.5%18.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 9.5%9.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 13.3%13.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.7%2.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.1%2.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 6.9%6.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.6%3.6%

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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 19.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 18.5%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Emotion: Author 12.9%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 13.3%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 7.1%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Author 6.9%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 6.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 4.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate