Author summary
97%1 analyzed article/video337 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Editors results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.1% saturation with 193 hits. Analysis detected 1,525 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,011 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.8% and a BS Rank of 87% (841 of 6,244 authors). This The Editors is worse (more manipulative) than 86.50% of the peer group.
The Editors
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
87%The Editors (selected)6%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,011
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

87% percentile
025507510086.5% percentile
5.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1K 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 11.5%11.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 19.1%19.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 6.5%6.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 18.1%18.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 16.2%16.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 9.6%9.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 10.5%10.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.6%0.6%

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 11.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.1%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Author 18.1%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Author 16.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Author 9.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 10.5%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Author 7.2%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 7.0%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 5.4%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.7%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.4%False Dilemma: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.5%Begging the Question: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.0%Ad Hominem: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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