Author summary
68% 4 analyzed articles/videos 1,261 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tim Fernholz results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Overconfidence Bias , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 879 hits . Analysis detected 7,842 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,353 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 34% (4,173 of 6,252 authors). This Tim Fernholz is better (less manipulative) than 66.70% of the peer group. Tim Fernholz
Author details
Total words: 8,353
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.3% percentile 2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.4K 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 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.7% 1.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 10.5% 10.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 7.6% 7.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 7.6%, sitewide 11.1% Optimism Bias: Author 10.5%, sitewide 6.0% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Halo Effect: Author 8.8%, sitewide 6.7% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 4.6% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.5%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% False Dilemma: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst