Author summary
29%2 analyzed articles/videos1,087 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Collin Kelley results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Availability Heuristic, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 323 hits. Analysis detected 1,909 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,261 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 49% (3,289 of 6,357 authors). This Collin Kelley is better (less manipulative) than 51.70% of the peer group.
Collin Kelley
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
49%Collin Kelley (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,261
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

48% percentile
025507510048.3% percentile
2.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.3K 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 0.6%0.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 9.9%9.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 5.6%5.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.7%0.7%

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 0.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 9.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 5.6%, sitewide 9.1%Anecdotal: Author 8.3%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.1%Burden of Proof: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.0%Sunk Cost Effect: Author 0.1%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos