Author summary
⁠51%5 analyzed articles/videos263 analyzed words
BS Summary: These PopMech Editors results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 9% saturation with 609 hits. Analysis detected 3,851 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,775 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (4,326 of 6,570 authors). This PopMech Editors is better (less manipulative) than 65.80% of the peer group.
PopMech Editors
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠35%PopMech Editors (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 6,775
Article count: 5
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

34% percentile
025507510034.2% percentile
2.1% BS Score5 analyzed articles6.8K 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 6.0%6.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.9%0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 9.0%9.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.4%0.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.0%3.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 7.1%7.1%

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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 7.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 9.0%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.1%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Recency Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos