Author summary
⁠25%1 analyzed article/video100 analyzed words
BS Summary: These PolitiFact Staff results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.8% saturation with 75 hits. Analysis detected 314 faulty-reasoning hits from 400 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠92% (534 of 6,628 authors). This PolitiFact Staff is worse (more manipulative) than 92.00% of the peer group.
PolitiFact Staff
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠92%PolitiFact Staff (selected)8%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 400
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

92% percentile
025507510092.0% percentile
7.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles400 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 8.3%8.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 8.0%8.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 12.5%12.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 6.3%6.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Author 6.3%6.3%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 6.3%6.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 4.0%4.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 6.3%6.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 18.8%18.8%

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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 18.8%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.5%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 8.0%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 7.5%Begging the Question: Author 6.3%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 2.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.0%, sitewide 0.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos