Author summary
3%6 analyzed articles/videos3,700 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Advocate results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Halo Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 878 hits. Analysis detected 5,180 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,627 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 3% (6,267 of 6,427 authors). This The Advocate is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group.
The Advocate
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
3%The Advocate (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 14,627
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

3% percentile
02550751002.5% percentile
1.1% BS Score6 analyzed articles14.6K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.3%1.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.2%0.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.7%0.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.2%0.2%

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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.7%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos