Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 595 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sam Nichols results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Ambiguity (Equivocation) , and Confirmation Bias , with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 360 hits . Analysis detected 1,770 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,380 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of 64% (2,291 of 6,316 authors). This Sam Nichols is worse (more manipulative) than 63.70% of the peer group. Sam Nichols
Author details
Total words: 2,380
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
64% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 63.7% percentile 3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.9% 3.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Author 15.1% 15.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 6.0% 6.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 4.4% 4.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 2.0% 2.0% 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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 15.1%, sitewide 3.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 6.0%, sitewide 0.8% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.3%, sitewide 5.2% Slippery Slope: Author 4.8%, sitewide 1.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Author 4.4%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 2.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.5% Burden of Proof: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.4% Middle Ground: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.1% Circular Reasoning: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst