Author summary
ā 0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,582 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Radley Balko results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Appeal to Authority , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 401 hits . Analysis detected 2,721 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,746 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ā 21% (5,243 of 6,628 authors). This Radley Balko is better (less manipulative) than 79.10% of the peer group. Radley Balko
Author details
Total words: 4,746
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
21% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 20.9% percentile 1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0ā50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 0.1% 0.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.4% 8.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.3% 4.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.2% 1.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 5.0% 5.0% 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 0.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.4% False Dilemma: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst