Author summary
39%1 analyzed article/video803 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dan Varroney results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Biased Writer Voice, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 311 hits. Analysis detected 1,897 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,212 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 47% (4,518 of 8,529 authors). This Dan Varroney is better (less manipulative) than 53.00% of the peer group.
Dan Varroney
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Hannah Martin1%
0%Paul DeMark1%
0%Emma Sedlak1%
0%Michael Fox1%
0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
47%Dan Varroney (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,212
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

47% percentile
025507510047.0% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.2K 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 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.8%2.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 0.1%0.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.3%1.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 7.4%7.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 5.5%5.5%

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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 0.1%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Author 9.7%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Author 7.4%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.3%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.9%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 1.4%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Composition/Division: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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