Author summary
17% 1 analyzed article/video 2,168 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Derek R. Trumbo results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Anecdotal , and Negativity Bias , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 4% saturation with 348 hits . Analysis detected 3,023 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,672 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 8% (7,760 of 8,394 authors). This Derek R. Trumbo is better (less manipulative) than 92.40% of the peer group. Derek R. Trumbo
Author details
Total words: 8,672
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.6% percentile 1.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.7K 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 0.1% 0.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.8% 0.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.2% 2.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Author 0.1% 0.1% 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 0.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.7%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Indoctrination: Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.0% Slippery Slope: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.4% Primacy Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst