Author summary
⁠0%4 analyzed articles/videos1,170 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thomas Ricker results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 682 hits. Analysis detected 7,218 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,098 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠36% (4,304 of 6,629 authors). This Thomas Ricker is better (less manipulative) than 64.90% of the peer group.
Thomas Ricker
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠36%Thomas Ricker (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 8,098
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

35% percentile
025507510035.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.1K 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 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 6.3%6.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 4.6%4.6%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Author 0.4%0.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Author 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 8.4%8.4%

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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.3%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anecdotal: Author 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Author 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos