Author summary
39% 1 analyzed article/video 867 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thomas Mitchell results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Anecdotal , and Overconfidence Bias , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 297 hits . Analysis detected 1,533 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,601 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 46% (3,448 of 6,374 authors). This Thomas Mitchell is better (less manipulative) than 54.10% of the peer group. Thomas Mitchell
Author details
Total words: 2,601
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
46% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.9% percentile 2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.2% 1.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 11.4% 11.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.6% 2.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 2.1% 2.1% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 10.5% 10.5% 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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9% Optimism Bias: Author 11.4%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 10.5%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Author 6.2%, sitewide 5.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Slippery Slope: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.4% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.1% Special Pleading: Author 1.0%, sitewide 0.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.0%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst