Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Terrence McCoy results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Overconfidence Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 41% saturation with 110 hits. Analysis detected 520 faulty-reasoning hits from 268 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 6,359 authors). This Terrence McCoy is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Terrence McCoy
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
⁠0%Terrence McCoy (selected)0%
Author details
Total words: 268
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles268 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 36.2%36.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 22.8%22.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 41.0%41.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 28.7%28.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 10.8%10.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.1%4.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 6.0%6.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.4%3.4%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Author 7.1%7.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 3.4%3.4%

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 41.0%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 36.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 28.7%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Author 22.8%, sitewide 4.6%Negativity Bias: Author 17.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 10.8%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%False Dilemma: Author 7.1%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Author 6.0%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 2.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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