Author summary
64%2 analyzed articles/videos3,700 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sanam Vakil results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 1,200 hits. Analysis detected 8,093 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,060 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 24% (4,746 of 6,195 authors). This Sanam Vakil is better (less manipulative) than 76.60% of the peer group.
Sanam Vakil
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
24%Sanam Vakil (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 12,060
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

23% percentile
025507510023.4% percentile
1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles12.1K 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 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 0.7%0.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.9%9.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.5%1.5%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Author 8.7%8.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.1%0.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.7%2.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.3%1.3%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 0.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 8.7%, sitewide 1.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Slippery Slope: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos