Author summary
⁠90%1 analyzed article/video419 analyzed words
BS Summary: These William Kolbrener results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Straw Man, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 22.6% saturation with 284 hits. Analysis detected 2,548 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,257 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠91% (564 of 6,244 authors). This William Kolbrener is worse (more manipulative) than 91.00% of the peer group.
William Kolbrener
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠91%William Kolbrener (selected)8%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,257
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

91% percentile
025507510091.0% percentile
7.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K 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 1.6%1.6%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Author 16.5%16.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 22.6%22.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 15.7%15.7%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 11.1%11.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 17.0%17.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.6%3.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 6.0%6.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Author 5.3%5.3%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Author 3.6%3.6%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 22.6%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Author 22.0%, sitewide 19.2%Availability Heuristic: Author 17.0%, sitewide 9.1%Straw Man: Author 16.5%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to Emotion: Author 14.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 15.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 11.1%, sitewide 1.4%Confirmation Bias: Author 10.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 9.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 6.0%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Author 6.0%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Author 5.3%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 3.1%Burden of Proof: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.4%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 3.7%Composition/Division: Author 3.6%, sitewide 0.2%Begging the Question: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Indoctrination: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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