Author summary
0%7 analyzed articles/videos4,751 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pamela McCall results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 1,503 hits. Analysis detected 16,285 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,660 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 15% (5,348 of 6,244 authors). This Pamela McCall is better (less manipulative) than 85.60% of the peer group.
Pamela McCall
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
15%Pamela McCall (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 22,660
Article count: 7
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

14% percentile
025507510014.4% percentile
1.6% BS Score7 analyzed articles22.7K 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 6.6%6.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.5%6.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.8%1.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.9%0.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.5%0.5%

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 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate