Author summary
⁠20%3 analyzed articles/videos2,372 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paul Kiefer results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 614 hits. Analysis detected 4,929 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,113 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (5,265 of 6,215 authors). This Paul Kiefer is better (less manipulative) than 84.70% of the peer group.
Paul Kiefer
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠16%Paul Kiefer (selected)2%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 9,113
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

15% percentile
025507510015.3% percentile
1.6% BS Score3 analyzed articles9.1K 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 6.7%6.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.8%0.8%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 1.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate