Author summary
10% 5 analyzed articles/videos 2,069 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Erica Thompson results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and In-Group Bias , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 882 hits . Analysis detected 8,181 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,015 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 7% (5,914 of 6,316 authors). This Erica Thompson is better (less manipulative) than 93.60% of the peer group. Erica Thompson
Author details
Total words: 15,015
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.4% percentile 1.3% BS Score5 analyzed articles15K 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 2.1% 2.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.1% 2.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.0% 2.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.6% 1.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.9% 0.9% 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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst