Author summary
91% 6 analyzed articles/videos 6,949 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kevin Rector results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 3,296 hits . Analysis detected 26,795 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,305 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 49% (4,792 of 9,297 authors). This Kevin Rector is better (less manipulative) than 51.50% of the peer group. Kevin Rector
Author details
Total words: 25,305
Article count: 6
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.5% percentile 2.2% BS Score6 analyzed articles25.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 9.3% 9.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.1% 6.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.0% 13.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.0% 5.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.7% 1.7% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 6.5% 6.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 9.7% 9.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.7% 1.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% 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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.0%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.7%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 2.0% Optimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Author 3.6%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.9% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst