Author summary
51%14 analyzed articles/videos11,169 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Will Weissert results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 5,044 hits. Analysis detected 39,844 faulty-reasoning hits from 56,814 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 10% (5,553 of 6,164 authors). This Will Weissert is better (less manipulative) than 90.10% of the peer group.
Will Weissert
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
10%Will Weissert (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 56,814
Article count: 14
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

10% percentile
02550751009.9% percentile
1.4% BS Score14 analyzed articles56.8K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.9%8.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.2%3.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.3%2.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.8%0.8%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate