Author summary
0%3 analyzed articles/videos1,284 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ross Barkan results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19% saturation with 2,610 hits. Analysis detected 18,759 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,734 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 57% (2,770 of 6,316 authors). This Ross Barkan is worse (more manipulative) than 56.20% of the peer group.
Ross Barkan
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
57%Ross Barkan (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 13,734
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

56% percentile
025507510056.2% percentile
2.8% BS Score3 analyzed articles13.7K 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 6.3%6.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 19.0%19.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.4%4.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.0%2.0%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 8.2%8.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.9%3.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 13.2%13.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.3%2.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.6%1.6%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.4%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 13.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 8.2%, sitewide 2.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 8.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Author 5.7%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.7%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Hindsight Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos