Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video3,780 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kyle Wiggers results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 951 hits. Analysis detected 7,722 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,120 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (5,258 of 6,376 authors). This Kyle Wiggers is better (less manipulative) than 82.50% of the peer group.
Kyle Wiggers
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠18%Kyle Wiggers (selected)2%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 15,120
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

18% percentile
025507510017.5% percentile
1.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles15.1K 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 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.5%2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.5%2.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 2.5%2.5%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos