Author summary
51% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,881 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dominic Preston results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Anecdotal , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.6% saturation with 1,263 hits . Analysis detected 6,114 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,788 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 38% (4,127 of 6,628 authors). This Dominic Preston is better (less manipulative) than 62.30% of the peer group. Dominic Preston
Author details
Total words: 6,788
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
38% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 37.7% percentile 2.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.8K 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 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 18.6% 18.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.3% 13.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.0% 3.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.1% 2.1% 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 1.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.3%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 18.6%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% Anecdotal: Author 7.3%, sitewide 5.2% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Loss Aversion: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst