Author summary
0%4 analyzed articles/videos1,364 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kevin Spencer results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Optimism Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 53.2% saturation with 6,132 hits. Analysis detected 15,111 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,532 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of 67% (2,035 of 6,171 authors). This Kevin Spencer is worse (more manipulative) than 67.00% of the peer group.
Kevin Spencer
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
67%Kevin Spencer (selected)4%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 11,532
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

67% percentile
025507510067.0% percentile
3.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles11.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 53.2%53.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 7.1%7.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.3%5.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 10.3%10.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 8.8%8.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 53.2%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Author 7.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Author 10.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 9.1%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.8%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateAuthor rate