Author summary
26%5 analyzed articles/videos1,760 analyzed words
BS Summary: These R Eric Thomas results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Anecdotal, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 990 hits. Analysis detected 8,166 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,007 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 13% (5,562 of 6,376 authors). This R Eric Thomas is better (less manipulative) than 87.20% of the peer group.
R Eric Thomas
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
13%R Eric Thomas (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 12,007
Article count: 5
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

13% percentile
025507510012.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score5 analyzed articles12K 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 1.3%1.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 6.2%6.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 0.8%0.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 8.3%8.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.9%2.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 0.0%0.0%

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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 6.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Author 8.3%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate