Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video627 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nick Schager results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 36.1% saturation with 906 hits. Analysis detected 4,559 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,508 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7% and a BS Rank of ⁠91% (632 of 6,347 authors). This Nick Schager is worse (more manipulative) than 90.10% of the peer group.
Nick Schager
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠91%Nick Schager (selected)7%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,508
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

90% percentile
025507510090.1% percentile
7.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 36.1%36.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 21.8%21.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Author 17.3%17.3%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 13.7%13.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 17.8%17.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.0%1.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 7.5%7.5%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Author 8.1%8.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.9%1.9%

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%Negativity Bias: Author 36.1%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Author 17.8%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 21.8%, sitewide 5.3%Ad Hominem: Author 17.3%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.7%, sitewide 15.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 13.7%, sitewide 2.0%Hasty Generalization: Author 9.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 8.1%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 7.5%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Author 3.8%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.5%Red Herring: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide rateAuthor rate

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