Author summary
58% 37 analyzed articles/videos 13,279 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nicholas Williams results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Halo Effect , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 5,561 hits . Analysis detected 47,052 faulty-reasoning hits from 68,678 analyzed words across 37 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 8% (6,015 of 6,537 authors). This Nicholas Williams is better (less manipulative) than 92.00% of the peer group. Nicholas Williams
Author details
Total words: 68,678
Article count: 37
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.0% percentile 1.4% BS Score37 analyzed articles68.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.0% 5.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.1% 8.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.6% 6.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.4% 1.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.4% 0.4% 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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 6.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst