Author summary
33%3 analyzed articles/videos1,696 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sage Alexander results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Indoctrination, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 434 hits. Analysis detected 3,226 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,088 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 35% (4,183 of 6,348 authors). This Sage Alexander is better (less manipulative) than 65.90% of the peer group.
Sage Alexander
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
35%Sage Alexander (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,088
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

34% percentile
025507510034.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.1K 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 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.3%8.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.8%3.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 7.3%7.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.0%1.0%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Author 7.3%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.4%Primacy Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate