Author summary
⁠75%1 analyzed article/video1,438 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Melinda Haas results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 21.6% saturation with 1,243 hits. Analysis detected 5,283 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,752 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠66% (2,997 of 8,725 authors). This Melinda Haas is worse (more manipulative) than 65.70% of the peer group.
Melinda Haas
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Hannah Martin1%
⁠0%Paul DeMark1%
⁠0%Emma Sedlak1%
⁠0%Michael Fox1%
⁠0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
⁠66%Melinda Haas (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 5,752
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

66% percentile
025507510065.7% percentile
2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.8%7.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.7%5.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 21.6%21.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 4.8%4.8%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 6.8%6.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%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 21.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 2.0%Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.8%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.1%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Slippery Slope: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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