Author summary
⁠87%1 analyzed article/video624 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James P. McElvain results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Fundamental Attribution Error, Confirmation Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 21.7% saturation with 541 hits. Analysis detected 3,167 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,496 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠82% (1,595 of 8,685 authors). This James P. McElvain is worse (more manipulative) than 81.60% of the peer group.
James P. McElvain
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Hannah Martin1%
⁠0%Paul DeMark1%
⁠0%Emma Sedlak1%
⁠0%Michael Fox1%
⁠0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
⁠82%James P. McElvain (selected)5%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,496
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

82% percentile
025507510081.6% percentile
4.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 9.7%9.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 21.7%21.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.0%8.0%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Author 13.1%13.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.5%1.5%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Author 5.0%5.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.7%4.7%

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 9.7%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 21.7%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 13.1%, sitewide 2.7%Confirmation Bias: Author 11.4%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 9.3%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 3.7%Anecdotal: Author 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Actor-Observer Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 0.6%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Author 4.5%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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