Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,319 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pat Leonard results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20.3% saturation with 1,071 hits. Analysis detected 7,113 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,276 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of 77% (1,505 of 6,496 authors). This Pat Leonard is worse (more manipulative) than 76.80% of the peer group.
Pat Leonard
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
77%Pat Leonard (selected)5%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,276
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

77% percentile
025507510076.8% percentile
4.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.3K 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 5.3%5.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 20.3%20.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 16.4%16.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 0.6%0.6%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Author 9.7%9.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.9%3.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.0%2.0%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 20.3%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 15.8%, sitewide 19.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 16.4%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 10.7%, sitewide 8.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 9.7%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.4%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 4.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Slippery Slope: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos