Author summary
0%6 analyzed articles/videos2,957 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Shane Mehling results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Anecdotal, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 1,534 hits. Analysis detected 16,533 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,804 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 39% (3,918 of 6,348 authors). This Shane Mehling is better (less manipulative) than 61.70% of the peer group.
Shane Mehling
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
39%Shane Mehling (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 15,804
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

38% percentile
025507510038.3% percentile
2.2% BS Score6 analyzed articles15.8K 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 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.7%2.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 5.8%5.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 9.7%9.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 3.2%3.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 2.7%2.7%

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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Author 9.7%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Author 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Author 6.6%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.1%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.2%, sitewide 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate