Author summary
56% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,487 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ruth Roberts Special to The Post results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Anecdotal , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 529 hits . Analysis detected 3,574 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,948 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 49% (4,884 of 9,442 authors). This Ruth Roberts Special to The Post is better (less manipulative) than 51.70% of the peer group. Ruth Roberts Special to The Post
Author details
Total words: 5,948
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
48% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.3% percentile 2.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.0% 2.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.9% 6.9% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 4.0% 4.0% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Halo Effect: Author 8.9%, sitewide 6.7% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 5.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.0%, sitewide 0.5% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.4% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst