Author summary
26%1 analyzed article/video670 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Isthmus results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 164 hits. Analysis detected 1,252 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,680 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 35% (5,835 of 8,942 authors). This Isthmus is better (less manipulative) than 65.20% of the peer group.
Isthmus
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Hannah Martin1%
0%Paul DeMark1%
0%Emma Sedlak1%
0%Michael Fox1%
0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
35%Isthmus (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,680
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

35% percentile
025507510034.8% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.7K 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 4.4%4.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.7%2.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.2%2.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.4%1.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 0.9%0.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 0.9%0.9%

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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Author 6.1%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Author 6.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Blind-Spot Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.8%Middle Ground: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos