Author summary
ā 90%1 analyzed article/video2,046 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Virginia Heffernan results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23.8% saturation with 1,463 hits. Analysis detected 7,633 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,138 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ā 50% (3,215 of 6,364 authors). This Virginia Heffernan is better (less manipulative) than 50.50% of the peer group.
Virginia Heffernan
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
ā 0%Vivek Chibber1%
ā 0%Sneha Dey1%
ā 0%Ideastream Public Media1%
ā 0%Megan Fan Munce1%
ā 1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
ā 50%Virginia Heffernan (selected)3%
ā 100%Greg Rosenstein38%
ā 100%Siham Shamalakh43%
ā 100%Greg Miller54%
ā 100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
ā 100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 6,138
Article count: 1
Publications
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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)
Virginia Heffernan attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.
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Virginia Heffernan vs sitewide
Virginia Heffernan attribute percentages, with an overlaid sitewide baseline for those same attributes.

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