Author summary
0%2 analyzed articles/videos6,360 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paul Kiel results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 2,150 hits. Analysis detected 16,818 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,440 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 8% (5,760 of 6,228 authors). This Paul Kiel is better (less manipulative) than 92.50% of the peer group.
Paul Kiel
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
8%Paul Kiel (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 25,440
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

8% percentile
02550751007.5% percentile
1.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles25.4K 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 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.1%0.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.1%0.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.6%3.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.1%1.1%

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 7.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.2%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate