Author summary
⁠92%1 analyzed article/video611 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Preston Barta results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 31.4% saturation with 575 hits. Analysis detected 2,663 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,833 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠91% (607 of 6,602 authors). This Preston Barta is worse (more manipulative) than 90.80% of the peer group.
Preston Barta
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠91%Preston Barta (selected)8%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,833
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

91% percentile
025507510090.8% percentile
7.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 31.4%31.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 23.7%23.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 15.1%15.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.7%3.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 22.1%22.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.5%1.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 9.6%9.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 5.2%5.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 8.6%8.6%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 31.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Author 15.1%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 23.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 22.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Author 9.6%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Author 8.1%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Author 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Bandwagon: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Personal Incredulity: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.0%Indoctrination: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

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