Author summary
⁠44%1 analyzed article/video2,328 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dale Kretz results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 669 hits. Analysis detected 5,251 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,984 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠34% (4,206 of 6,316 authors). This Dale Kretz is better (less manipulative) than 66.60% of the peer group.
Dale Kretz
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠34%Dale Kretz (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 6,984
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

33% percentile
025507510033.4% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles7K 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 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.7%5.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 6.3%6.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.7%1.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.0%1.0%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.6%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 2.0%Optimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.5%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos