Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Richard Gittins results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Hasty Generalization, and Negativity Bias, with Anchoring Bias as the most egregious example at 3.7% saturation with 83 hits. Analysis detected 356 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,217 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,215 authors). This Richard Gittins is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Richard Gittins
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
0%Richard Gittins (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 2,217
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.5%2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.4%2.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 1.4%1.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Author 0.6%0.6%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Author 0.8%0.8%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Author 0.6%0.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 3.7%3.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 0.9%0.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%Anchoring Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Begging the Question: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.1%Straw Man: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.9%Personal Incredulity: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide rateAuthor rate

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