Author summary
17% 1 analyzed article/video 264 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sun-Times staff results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Anecdotal , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 82 hits . Analysis detected 344 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,056 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 62% (3,287 of 8,623 authors). This Sun-Times staff is worse (more manipulative) than 61.90% of the peer group. Sun-Times staff
Author details
Total words: 1,056
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
62% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 61.9% percentile 2.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 2.9% 2.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 7.8% 7.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 5.1% 5.1% Loss Aversion Sitewide 2.5% Author 1.3% 1.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 2.2% 2.2% 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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Optimism Bias: Author 7.8%, sitewide 6.0% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.1%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Author 2.9%, sitewide 5.2% Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.1% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst