Author summary
3% 1 analyzed article/video 581 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nick Sloan results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Unattributed Quote , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 140 hits . Analysis detected 826 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,324 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 34% (4,387 of 6,629 authors). This Nick Sloan is better (less manipulative) than 66.20% of the peer group. Nick Sloan
Author details
Total words: 2,324
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
34% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.8% percentile 2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 4.2% 4.2% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Author 0.5% 0.5% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 5.2% 5.2% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 5% 5% 10% 10% 15% 15% 20% 20% 25% 25% Negativity Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Halo Effect: Author 5.2%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.0%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.1% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.5% Red Herring: Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst