Author summary
0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Steven Vargas results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Indoctrination, and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 613 hits. Analysis detected 4,115 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,811 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,628 authors). This Steven Vargas is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Steven Vargas
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Jacob Owens1%
1%Megan Fan Munce1%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
0%Steven Vargas (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 5,811
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.8K 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 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 0.5%0.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.1%4.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 10.6%10.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.7%1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.9%3.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.4%1.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 4.9%4.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.4%0.4%

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 2.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 10.6%, sitewide 0.5%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 6.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 3.9%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Author 4.9%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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