Author summary
⁠76%1 analyzed article/video611 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Preston Barta results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 23.5% saturation with 575 hits. Analysis detected 2,663 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,444 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠89% (975 of 8,799 authors). This Preston Barta is worse (more manipulative) than 88.90% of the peer group.
Preston Barta
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Hannah Martin1%
⁠0%Paul DeMark1%
⁠0%Emma Sedlak1%
⁠0%Michael Fox1%
⁠0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
⁠89%Preston Barta (selected)6%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,444
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

89% percentile
025507510088.9% percentile
5.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 23.5%23.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 11.3%11.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 17.8%17.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.9%3.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.1%1.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 6.1%6.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 2.4%2.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 1.8%1.8%

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 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 23.5%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Author 17.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 16.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 6.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Author 7.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 6.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Personal Incredulity: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.0%Indoctrination: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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