Author summary
⁠17%8 analyzed articles/videos24,226 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Yascha Mounk results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), False Dilemma, and Overconfidence Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 16,871 hits. Analysis detected 97,662 faulty-reasoning hits from 163,032 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (6,018 of 6,170 authors). This Yascha Mounk is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group.
Yascha Mounk
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠3%Yascha Mounk (selected)2%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 163,032
Article count: 8
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

3% percentile
02550751002.5% percentile
1.1% BS Score8 analyzed articles163K 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 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.8%2.8%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 10.3%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate