Author summary
52%4 analyzed articles/videos1,571 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sean Hollister results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 916 hits. Analysis detected 6,851 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,007 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 34% (4,145 of 6,196 authors). This Sean Hollister is better (less manipulative) than 66.90% of the peer group.
Sean Hollister
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
34%Sean Hollister (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 8,007
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

33% percentile
025507510033.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles8K 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 8.9%8.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.4%9.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.6%4.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 11.4%11.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.1%3.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 4.7%4.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.6%1.6%

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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 3.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Recency Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 2.7%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Burden of Proof: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.4%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate