Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video343 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tony Dokoupil results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Halo Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 20.3% saturation with 279 hits. Analysis detected 1,942 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,372 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠89% (741 of 6,628 authors). This Tony Dokoupil is worse (more manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.
Tony Dokoupil
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠89%Tony Dokoupil (selected)7%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,372
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

89% percentile
025507510088.8% percentile
6.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 20.3%20.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.2%1.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 14.1%14.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.6%3.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 16.3%16.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 14.0%14.0%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 6.8%6.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 10.1%10.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.8%3.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 3.7%3.7%

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 16.3%, sitewide 26.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 20.3%, sitewide 0.5%Negativity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 14.1%, sitewide 0.8%Halo Effect: Author 14.0%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Author 11.6%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 10.1%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.8%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 6.8%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Bandwagon: Author 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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