Author summary
89%2 analyzed articles/videos2,078 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Vala Afshar results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Hasty Generalization, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 19% saturation with 1,433 hits. Analysis detected 8,863 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,530 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of 67% (2,237 of 6,628 authors). This Vala Afshar is worse (more manipulative) than 66.30% of the peer group.
Vala Afshar
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Jacob Owens1%
1%Megan Fan Munce1%
67%Vala Afshar (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 7,530
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

66% percentile
025507510066.3% percentile
3.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.5K 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 5.9%5.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 19.0%19.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 17.2%17.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.7%0.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 4.6%4.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 8.2%8.2%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Indoctrination: Author 19.0%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Author 17.2%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 10.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 9.9%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 8.2%, sitewide 4.6%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.5%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.6%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Author 4.4%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Begging the Question: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos