Author summary
40%7 analyzed articles/videos2,785 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Terry Castleman results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 1,334 hits. Analysis detected 14,499 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,205 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 7% (5,927 of 6,338 authors). This Terry Castleman is better (less manipulative) than 93.50% of the peer group.
Terry Castleman
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
7%Terry Castleman (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 23,205
Article count: 7
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

7% percentile
02550751006.5% percentile
1.3% BS Score7 analyzed articles23.2K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.3%4.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.0%2.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 4.3%4.3%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.7%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate