Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,475 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Shannon McGuigan results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Overconfidence Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 30.6% saturation with 1,336 hits. Analysis detected 6,047 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,370 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠83% (1,113 of 6,359 authors). This Shannon McGuigan is worse (more manipulative) than 82.50% of the peer group.
Shannon McGuigan
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠83%Shannon McGuigan (selected)5%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,370
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

83% percentile
025507510082.5% percentile
4.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 12.5%12.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.5%2.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.1%1.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.0%1.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 30.6%30.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 16.1%16.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 6.1%6.1%

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 30.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 16.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 15.4%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Author 12.5%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Author 10.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.1%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 3.1%Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Author 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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