Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video823 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sarah Thompson results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Begging the Question, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 239 hits. Analysis detected 1,637 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,292 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 23% (4,948 of 6,363 authors). This Sarah Thompson is better (less manipulative) than 77.80% of the peer group.
Sarah Thompson
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
23%Sarah Thompson (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,292
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

22% percentile
025507510022.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.3K 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 7.3%7.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.0%4.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.2%5.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.1%1.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.5%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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