Author summary
⁠96%3 analyzed articles/videos342 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Jonathan Kay results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 35.7% saturation with 4,898 hits. Analysis detected 27,434 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,718 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠76% (1,551 of 6,382 authors). This Jonathan Kay is worse (more manipulative) than 75.70% of the peer group.
Jonathan Kay
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠76%Jonathan Kay (selected)5%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 13,718
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

76% percentile
025507510075.7% percentile
4.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles13.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 35.7%35.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.3%5.3%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Author 11.4%11.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.5%1.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 22.3%22.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 12.5%12.5%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Author 5.3%5.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 5.1%5.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 3.2%3.2%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 35.7%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 22.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 20.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 12.5%, sitewide 8.1%Ad Hominem: Author 11.4%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Author 7.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 7.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Author 6.0%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Straw Man: Author 5.3%, sitewide 0.9%Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 4.6%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 1.4%Hindsight Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos