Author summary
9% 1 analyzed article/video 519 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Erika Erickson results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Confirmation Bias , and Unattributed Quote , with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 146 hits . Analysis detected 1,058 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,557 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of 75% (1,657 of 6,628 authors). This Erika Erickson is worse (more manipulative) than 75.00% of the peer group. Erika Erickson
Author details
Total words: 1,557
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
75% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 75.0% percentile 4.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.6K 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 0.9% 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.8% 7.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 9.4% 9.4% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 6.8% 6.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.9% 3.9% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Author 3.7% 3.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 1.2% 1.2% 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 0.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 9.4%, sitewide 0.8% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 7.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 6.8%, sitewide 1.1% Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 4.6% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.8%, sitewide 5.3% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.9%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Burden of Proof: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst