Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Russ McNamara results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including In-Group Bias, Negativity Bias, and False Dilemma, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 13.4% saturation with 196 hits. Analysis detected 2,083 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,458 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 6,316 authors). This Russ McNamara is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Russ McNamara
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%Russ McNamara (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 1,458
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.5K 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 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.5%9.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 8.4%8.4%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Author 9.0%9.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 6.5%6.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 11.7%11.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 7.2%7.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.1%2.1%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.4%, sitewide 15.9%In-Group Bias: Author 11.7%, sitewide 6.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 7.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%False Dilemma: Author 9.0%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 8.4%, sitewide 0.5%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 5.3%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 6.5%, sitewide 0.8%Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Author 5.6%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 4.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Loss Aversion: Author 4.3%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Author 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Begging the Question: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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