Author summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos2,428 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Simon Tisdall results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Ad Hominem, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 30.4% saturation with 1,450 hits. Analysis detected 6,763 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,772 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of ⁠76% (1,529 of 6,135 authors). This Simon Tisdall is worse (more manipulative) than 75.10% of the peer group.
Simon Tisdall
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠76%Simon Tisdall (selected)5%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,772
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

75% percentile
025507510075.1% percentile
4.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 30.4%30.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 3.3%3.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 20.1%20.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Author 13.0%13.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 11.9%11.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.7%0.7%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 30.4%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Indoctrination: Author 20.1%, sitewide 0.0%Negativity Bias: Author 11.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 11.4%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Author 13.0%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 6.1%, sitewide 1.9%Optimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 0.2%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Author 5.2%, sitewide 1.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos