Author summary
66%2 analyzed articles/videos1,864 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ryan Zickgraf results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Politically Left Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 1,081 hits. Analysis detected 8,524 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,456 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 50% (3,114 of 6,171 authors). This Ryan Zickgraf is better (less manipulative) than 50.50% of the peer group.
Ryan Zickgraf
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
50%Ryan Zickgraf (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 7,456
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

50% percentile
025507510049.5% percentile
2.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.5K 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 11.5%11.5%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 14.5%14.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.2%8.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.2%6.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.1%3.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 12.2%12.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 5.1%5.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.6%0.6%

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 11.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 14.5%, sitewide 2.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Author 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Straw Man: Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos