Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video992 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nicholas Gordon results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 514 hits. Analysis detected 3,772 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,968 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠63% (2,456 of 6,628 authors). This Nicholas Gordon is worse (more manipulative) than 63.00% of the peer group.
Nicholas Gordon
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠63%Nicholas Gordon (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,968
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

63% percentile
025507510063.0% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.2%2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 12.9%12.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Author 7.9%7.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.3%0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.7%4.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.1%3.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.1%2.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 11.3%11.3%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 12.9%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Author 11.3%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 7.9%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 6.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Author 5.4%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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