Author summary
⁠38%5 analyzed articles/videos2,425 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Patrick Whittle results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 1,290 hits. Analysis detected 8,891 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,650 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠17% (5,278 of 6,359 authors). This Patrick Whittle is better (less manipulative) than 83.00% of the peer group.
Patrick Whittle
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠17%Patrick Whittle (selected)2%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 12,650
Article count: 5
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

17% percentile
025507510017.0% percentile
1.6% BS Score5 analyzed articles12.7K 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 10.2%10.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.3%8.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.2%8.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.3%1.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.1%1.1%

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 10.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 6.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos