Author summary
88%1 analyzed article/video932 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Peter L. Levin results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 17.1% saturation with 478 hits. Analysis detected 3,019 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,796 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 62% (2,490 of 6,418 authors). This Peter L. Levin is worse (more manipulative) than 61.20% of the peer group.
Peter L. Levin
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
62%Peter L. Levin (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,796
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

61% percentile
025507510061.2% percentile
3.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.8K 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 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.4%7.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.3%6.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 17.1%17.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.3%0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.8%4.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.0%3.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Author 6.2%6.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.1%2.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Author 5.4%5.4%

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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Author 17.1%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.4%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%False Dilemma: Author 6.2%, sitewide 1.5%Optimism Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Author 5.4%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Author 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Modern Mythology of AI68%
Quillette63%By Peter L. Levin88%7/18/2026, 10:37:24 PM