Author summary
⁠80%1 analyzed article/video652 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rachel McGrath results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23% saturation with 450 hits. Analysis detected 1,798 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,956 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠67% (2,192 of 6,628 authors). This Rachel McGrath is worse (more manipulative) than 66.90% of the peer group.
Rachel McGrath
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠67%Rachel McGrath (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,956
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

67% percentile
025507510066.9% percentile
3.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 23.0%23.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 10.0%10.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.7%2.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.3%11.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.9%2.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 6.3%6.3%

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 10.0%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 23.0%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 11.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 5.0%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.3%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.5%Burden of Proof: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.4%False Dilemma: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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