Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Riley Scanlan results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Optimism Bias, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 312 hits. Analysis detected 1,260 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,606 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 6,628 authors). This Riley Scanlan is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Riley Scanlan
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
⁠0%Riley Scanlan (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 2,606
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 1.5%1.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.7%0.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 12.0%12.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.3%5.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 4.0%4.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 2.5%2.5%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Author 0.5%0.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 3.8%3.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 4.7%4.7%

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 1.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Author 12.0%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 4.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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