Author summary
34% 4 analyzed articles/videos 5,250 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Timmer results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Indoctrination , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 2,358 hits . Analysis detected 20,593 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,935 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 16% (5,539 of 6,551 authors). This John Timmer is better (less manipulative) than 84.50% of the peer group. John Timmer
Author details
Total words: 24,935
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.5% percentile 1.6% BS Score4 analyzed articles24.9K 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 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.5% 9.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.8% 0.8% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 5.0% 5.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 9.4% 9.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% 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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.4%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Indoctrination: Author 5.0%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Slippery Slope: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst