Author summary
72% 2 analyzed articles/videos 2,549 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ken Silverstein results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 1,218 hits . Analysis detected 7,611 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,196 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 44% (5,197 of 9,211 authors). This Ken Silverstein is better (less manipulative) than 56.40% of the peer group. Ken Silverstein
Author details
Total words: 10,196
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
44% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 43.6% percentile 2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles10.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 11.9% 11.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.0% 7.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.1% 0.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.6% 4.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.5% 0.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.3% 1.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 5.9% 5.9% 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 11.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.1%, sitewide 3.3% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst