Author summary
⁠84%6 analyzed articles/videos3,092 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kenneth Shepard results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 28.5% saturation with 4,593 hits. Analysis detected 24,562 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,129 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠61% (2,490 of 6,316 authors). This Kenneth Shepard is worse (more manipulative) than 60.60% of the peer group.
Kenneth Shepard
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠61%Kenneth Shepard (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 16,129
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

61% percentile
025507510060.6% percentile
3.0% BS Score6 analyzed articles16.1K 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 28.5%28.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.5%2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 7.9%7.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 6.8%6.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 13.3%13.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 13.3%13.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.6%4.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.3%2.3%

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 28.5%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 13.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.9%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 13.3%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 7.5%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Indoctrination: Author 6.8%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 4.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Author 4.4%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.2%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Straw Man: Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.9%Ad Hominem: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate