Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video888 analyzed words
BS Summary: These TECHNOLOGY REPORTER results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Overconfidence Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 23.7% saturation with 843 hits. Analysis detected 3,096 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,552 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (1,732 of 6,244 authors). This TECHNOLOGY REPORTER is worse (more manipulative) than 72.30% of the peer group.
TECHNOLOGY REPORTER
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠73%TECHNOLOGY REPORTER (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,552
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

72% percentile
025507510072.3% percentile
3.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K 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 6.3%6.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 23.7%23.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.0%2.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.7%4.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 11.1%11.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 2.9%2.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 8.5%8.5%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Author 23.7%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 11.1%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Author 8.5%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.2%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Composition/Division: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.2%Appeal to Nature: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.2%Burden of Proof: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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