Author summary
10% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,157 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bob Francis results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Biased Writer Voice , and Optimism Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 3.6% saturation with 312 hits . Analysis detected 2,358 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,628 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 8% (8,125 of 8,818 authors). This Bob Francis is better (less manipulative) than 92.10% of the peer group. Bob Francis
Author details
Total words: 8,628
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.9% percentile 1.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.0% 2.0% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% 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 1.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.5% False Dilemma: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.8% Appeal to Nature: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst