Author summary
89%1 analyzed article/video432 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Will Castle results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 19.3% saturation with 250 hits. Analysis detected 1,104 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,296 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.7% and a BS Rank of 82% (1,207 of 6,537 authors). This Will Castle is worse (more manipulative) than 81.50% of the peer group.
Will Castle
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
82%Will Castle (selected)5%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,296
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

82% percentile
025507510081.5% percentile
4.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K 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 9.2%9.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.0%2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 14.7%14.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.3%2.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.4%0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 19.3%19.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 2.4%2.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 2.6%2.6%

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 9.2%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Author 19.3%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 14.7%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Author 7.5%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Author 5.6%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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