Author summary
⁠82%1 analyzed article/video313 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom Kertscher results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Availability Heuristic, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 21.2% saturation with 199 hits. Analysis detected 897 faulty-reasoning hits from 939 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠87% (919 of 6,628 authors). This Tom Kertscher is worse (more manipulative) than 86.10% of the peer group.
Tom Kertscher
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠87%Tom Kertscher (selected)6%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 939
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

86% percentile
025507510086.1% percentile
5.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles939 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 6.2%6.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 21.2%21.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.0%3.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 9.4%9.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.4%4.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.9%2.9%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Author 3.6%3.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 17.3%17.3%

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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 21.2%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Author 17.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 9.4%, sitewide 0.5%Availability Heuristic: Author 7.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anchoring Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Primacy Effect: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos