Author summary
67%1 analyzed article/video1,366 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rachel Swan results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Anecdotal, and Negativity Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 279 hits. Analysis detected 3,284 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,098 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 35% (4,295 of 6,534 authors). This Rachel Swan is better (less manipulative) than 65.70% of the peer group.
Rachel Swan
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%Rachel Swan (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,098
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

34% percentile
025507510034.3% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.1K 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 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.4%2.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 1.1%1.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.7%0.7%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Author 0.6%0.6%

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%Framing Effect: Author 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 5.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Loss Aversion: Author 3.9%, sitewide 2.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.1%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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