Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video414 analyzed words
BS Summary: These TOI Tech Desk results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Quote-first Misdirection, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 116 hits. Analysis detected 1,350 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,656 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠56% (2,850 of 6,359 authors). This TOI Tech Desk is worse (more manipulative) than 55.20% of the peer group.
TOI Tech Desk
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠56%TOI Tech Desk (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,656
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

55% percentile
025507510055.2% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.7K 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 6.8%6.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.0%7.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.7%2.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.0%2.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 6.5%6.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.0%1.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 2.0%2.0%

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%Framing Effect: Author 6.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 6.5%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Author 4.2%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Hindsight Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Primacy Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.9%Loss Aversion: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate