Author summary
59% 1 analyzed article/video 767 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paul Thornton results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal , Framing Effect , and Availability Heuristic , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 614 hits . Analysis detected 3,748 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,068 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of 76% (1,564 of 6,400 authors). This Paul Thornton is worse (more manipulative) than 75.60% of the peer group. Paul Thornton
Author details
Total words: 3,068
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
76% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 75.6% percentile 4.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.1K 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 9.4% 9.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 20.0% 20.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.0% 7.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.9% 5.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 10.3% 10.3% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 3.3% 3.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 4.0% 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 0.8% 0.8% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% 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 9.4%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 20.0%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.9%, sitewide 11.1% Anecdotal: Author 10.3%, sitewide 5.2% Availability Heuristic: Author 7.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 4.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 6.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Slippery Slope: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% False Dilemma: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.5% Straw Man: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst