Author summary
44%7 analyzed articles/videos1,547 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sayantan results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Negativity Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 15.5% saturation with 1,891 hits. Analysis detected 14,122 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,188 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 47% (3,494 of 6,521 authors). This Sayantan is better (less manipulative) than 53.60% of the peer group.
Sayantan
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
47%Sayantan (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 12,188
Article count: 7
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

46% percentile
025507510046.4% percentile
2.5% BS Score7 analyzed articles12.2K 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 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 15.5%15.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 8.3%8.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 12.0%12.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 12.4%12.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.0%0.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.8%0.8%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Author 5.4%5.4%

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 12.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 15.5%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Author 12.4%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Author 8.3%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Burden of Proof: Author 5.4%, sitewide 0.4%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.5%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate