Author summary
82% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,045 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Thomas results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 15.6% saturation with 721 hits . Analysis detected 5,404 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,631 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 61% (2,504 of 6,427 authors). This David Thomas is worse (more manipulative) than 61.00% of the peer group. David Thomas
Author details
Total words: 4,631
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
61% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 61.0% percentile 3.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.6K 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 9.1% 9.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.9% 7.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 15.6% 15.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.5% 8.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.5% 0.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.0% 2.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 10.0% 10.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 5.4% 5.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 3.7% 3.7% 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 9.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.5%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 15.6%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.0%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.0%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.4%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Author 4.3%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.8% Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 2.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst