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Author: Alfie Packham

Alfie Packham has ^18.3% among authors. BS Score: 1.8%. Articles analyzed: 2. Words analyzed: 12,816.

Top reasoning patterns

Halo Effect - 6.9% (886 hits)
Biased Writer Voice - 6.5% (833 hits)
Availability Heuristic - 5.9% (750 hits)
Hasty Generalization - 5.6% (724 hits)
Anecdotal - 5.3% (683 hits)
Appeal to Emotion - 4.8% (614 hits)
Negativity Bias - 4% (509 hits)
Optimism Bias - 3.5% (452 hits)

Analyzed articles

‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites ^24.4%

The Guardian - By Guardian readers, Alfie Packham - 6/20/2026, 12:00 PM

Biased Writer Voice 42.8% - Anecdotal 29% - Availability Heuristic 26.4%

ET the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) ET is my favourite Spielberg film. It was the first I ever saw at the cinema, when I was eight years old, at Bolton Odeon in 1982. It was also the first film that made me cry – not just cry, but sob all the way home on the bus. I remember feeling completely confused by the fact that I was so happy and yet... more

Weekly bread rolls and an Irish bender: six readers on gestures that made them feel less lonely ^5.5%

The Guardian - By Alfie Packham - 4/22/2026, 4:00 PM

Optimism Bias 9.9% - Pessimism Bias 9.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 9%

The rise of social media, disappearing third spaces, displeasure with dating apps: in 2026, there are plenty of possible culprits when it comes to loneliness. But what makes people feel connected and cared for? Below are six stories about the gestures that made Guardian readers feel less lonely. ‘Two personally selected bread rolls’ more

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Author: Alfie Packham

Top reasoning patterns

Analyzed articles

‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites 24.4%

Weekly bread rolls and an Irish bender: six readers on gestures that made them feel less lonely 5.5%

‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites ^24.4%

Weekly bread rolls and an Irish bender: six readers on gestures that made them feel less lonely ^5.5%