Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 1,611 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Geoff Thatcher results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Anecdotal , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.8% saturation with 1,016 hits . Analysis detected 5,768 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,444 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 42% (3,904 of 6,629 authors). This Geoff Thatcher is better (less manipulative) than 58.90% of the peer group. Geoff Thatcher
Author details
Total words: 6,444
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
41% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 41.1% percentile 2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.4K 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 0.6% 0.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 15.8% 15.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.2% 10.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.9% 1.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.9% 1.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 0.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.4%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 15.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 9.1% Anecdotal: Author 8.8%, sitewide 5.2% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.4% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.9% Ad Hominem: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst