Author summary
⁠39%1 analyzed article/video825 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Vermont Public results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Burden of Proof, Anecdotal, and Availability Heuristic, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 200 hits. Analysis detected 1,481 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,475 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠44% (3,576 of 6,363 authors). This Vermont Public is better (less manipulative) than 56.20% of the peer group.
Vermont Public
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠44%Vermont Public (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,475
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

44% percentile
025507510043.8% percentile
2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.2%1.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.8%1.8%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Author 6.2%6.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.7%4.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.5%3.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 8.1%8.1%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 8.1%, sitewide 4.6%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%Burden of Proof: Author 6.2%, sitewide 0.4%Optimism Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 5.6%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Red Herring: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.7%False Dilemma: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.0%Special Pleading: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.3%Sunk Cost Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.3%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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