Author summary
0%6 analyzed articles/videos5,786 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kayla McLean results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 1,522 hits. Analysis detected 15,205 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,834 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 17% (5,420 of 6,530 authors). This Kayla McLean is better (less manipulative) than 83.00% of the peer group.
Kayla McLean
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
17%Kayla McLean (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 19,834
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

17% percentile
025507510017.0% percentile
1.6% BS Score6 analyzed articles19.8K 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 4.9%4.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.0%5.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.3%3.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.8%0.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.6%1.6%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Author 7.7%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 4.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.3%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate