Author summary
⁠100%1 analyzed article/video161 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Spencer Klavan results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 63.4% saturation with 306 hits. Analysis detected 1,241 faulty-reasoning hits from 483 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 11.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠96% (264 of 6,427 authors). This Spencer Klavan is worse (more manipulative) than 95.90% of the peer group.
Spencer Klavan
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠96%Spencer Klavan (selected)12%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 483
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

96% percentile
025507510095.9% percentile
11.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles483 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 63.4%63.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 37.9%37.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 2.1%2.1%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Author 19.1%19.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 23.6%23.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 20.3%20.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.5%3.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.9%1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 9.5%9.5%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Author 9.5%9.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Biased Writer Voice: Author 63.4%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Author 37.9%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Author 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 25.1%, sitewide 19.2%Confirmation Bias: Author 23.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 20.3%, sitewide 6.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 19.1%, sitewide 2.7%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 9.5%, sitewide 0.8%In-Group Bias: Author 9.5%, sitewide 6.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 9.5%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Author 6.0%, sitewide 9.1%False Dilemma: Author 7.0%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 3.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Nature: Author 4.5%, sitewide 0.2%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Primacy Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos