Author summary
100% 1 analyzed article/video 129 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ted Rall results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Left Leaning Bias , Framing Effect , and Availability Heuristic , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 46.3% saturation with 179 hits . Analysis detected 1,138 faulty-reasoning hits from 387 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 16.3% and a BS Rank of 99% (126 of 6,628 authors). This Ted Rall is worse (more manipulative) than 98.10% of the peer group. Ted Rall
Author details
Total words: 387
Article count: 1
Publications
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98% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 98.1% percentile 16.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles387 analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 32.8% 32.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 46.3% 46.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 30.8% 30.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 26.1% 26.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 23.5% 23.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 20.4% 20.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 11.9% 11.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 15.0% 15.0% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Author 9.8% 9.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 8.0% 8.0% 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% Negativity Bias: Author 46.3%, sitewide 19.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 32.8%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect: Author 32.6%, sitewide 26.9% Availability Heuristic: Author 30.8%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 26.1%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Author 23.5%, sitewide 8.1% Anecdotal: Author 20.4%, sitewide 5.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 16.0%, sitewide 15.9% Confirmation Bias: Author 15.0%, sitewide 7.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 11.9%, sitewide 0.5% Recency Bias: Author 9.8%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 8.0%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 7.5%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.9%, sitewide 3.3% Red Herring: Author 4.9%, sitewide 0.7% Ad Hominem: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.2% Horn Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.0% Primacy Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst