Author summary
81%1 analyzed article/video740 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sonal Nain results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Quote-first Misdirection, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 258 hits. Analysis detected 2,361 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,220 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 62% (2,427 of 6,365 authors). This Sonal Nain is worse (more manipulative) than 61.90% of the peer group.
Sonal Nain
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
62%Sonal Nain (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,220
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

62% percentile
025507510061.9% percentile
3.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K 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 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.0%6.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.6%9.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 6.3%6.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.7%5.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.8%2.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 7.2%7.2%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 11.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 5.6%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 7.2%, sitewide 3.3%In-Group Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 6.3%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Author 5.5%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.1%Straw Man: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.9%Recency Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Blind-Spot Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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