Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 879 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Helen Thomson results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Overconfidence Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 391 hits . Analysis detected 1,842 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,516 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 29% (4,744 of 6,628 authors). This Helen Thomson is better (less manipulative) than 71.60% of the peer group. Helen Thomson
Author details
Total words: 3,516
Article count: 1
Publications
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28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 28.4% percentile 1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.5% 1.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.8% 0.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 11.1% 11.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.3% 0.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.6% 0.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% 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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.7%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Author 11.1%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 7.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Author 0.1%, sitewide 0.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst