Author summary
0%9 analyzed articles/videos2,584 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott Simon results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 2,324 hits. Analysis detected 17,866 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,974 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 45% (3,467 of 6,296 authors). This Scott Simon is better (less manipulative) than 55.10% of the peer group.
Scott Simon
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
45%Scott Simon (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 15,974
Article count: 9
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

45% percentile
025507510044.9% percentile
2.4% BS Score9 analyzed articles16K 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 9.6%9.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.0%7.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 6.0%6.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 10.6%10.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.2%1.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Author 0.1%0.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 5.3%5.3%

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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 14.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 6.0%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Author 10.6%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Author 6.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.7%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Author 6.3%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate