Author summary
⁠11%4 analyzed articles/videos2,986 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Conversation results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Confirmation Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 2.4% saturation with 335 hits. Analysis detected 3,714 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,942 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (8,180 of 8,520 authors). This The Conversation is better (less manipulative) than 96.00% of the peer group.
The Conversation
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Hannah Martin1%
⁠0%Paul DeMark1%
⁠0%Emma Sedlak1%
⁠0%Michael Fox1%
⁠0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
⁠4%The Conversation (selected)1%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 13,942
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

4% percentile
02550751004.0% percentile
1.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles13.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.5%1.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.2%1.2%

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 2.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.1%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos