Author summary
65% 1 analyzed article/video 286 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ROB GILLIES Associated Press results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Bandwagon , Recency Bias , and Pessimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 23.8% saturation with 272 hits . Analysis detected 809 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,144 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 78% (2,144 of 9,471 authors). This ROB GILLIES Associated Press is worse (more manipulative) than 77.40% of the peer group. ROB GILLIES Associated Press
Author details
Total words: 1,144
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
77% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 77.4% percentile 3.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Author 8.2% 8.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.8% 1.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 23.8% 23.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.9% 0.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.7% 1.7% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 2.0% 2.0% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Author 4.5% 4.5% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 5% 5% 10% 10% 15% 15% 20% 20% 25% 25% Negativity Bias: Author 23.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Bandwagon: Author 8.2%, sitewide 2.2% Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.3% Recency Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.9% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Ad Hominem: Author 3.2%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.0% Red Herring: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.7% Slippery Slope: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst