Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video329 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sean Fitzgerald results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Appeal to Authority, and In-Group Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 25.3% saturation with 333 hits. Analysis detected 1,417 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,316 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6% and a BS Rank of 87% (819 of 6,215 authors). This Sean Fitzgerald is worse (more manipulative) than 86.80% of the peer group.
Sean Fitzgerald
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
87%Sean Fitzgerald (selected)6%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,316
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

87% percentile
025507510086.8% percentile
6.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K 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 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 25.3%25.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.4%1.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 6.6%6.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 11.4%11.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 13.2%13.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 5.7%5.7%

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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Halo Effect: Author 25.3%, sitewide 6.7%Negativity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 12.5%, sitewide 11.1%In-Group Bias: Author 11.4%, sitewide 6.9%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 6.6%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.7%Loss Aversion: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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