Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video541 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sam Rutherford results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Overconfidence Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 294 hits. Analysis detected 2,585 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,164 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠81% (1,260 of 6,364 authors). This Sam Rutherford is worse (more manipulative) than 80.20% of the peer group.
Sam Rutherford
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠81%Sam Rutherford (selected)5%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,164
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

80% percentile
025507510080.2% percentile
4.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K 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 8.0%8.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.2%1.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 12.5%12.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 13.6%13.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 10.4%10.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.6%1.6%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Author 6.2%6.2%

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 8.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.6%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 12.5%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 10.4%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Author 9.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.4%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 6.2%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Actor-Observer Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.6%Middle Ground: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.1%Personal Incredulity: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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