Author summary
58% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,282 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Timothy Noah results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20.1% saturation with 2,475 hits . Analysis detected 13,633 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,292 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 42% (3,745 of 6,359 authors). This Timothy Noah is better (less manipulative) than 58.90% of the peer group. Timothy Noah
Author details
Total words: 12,292
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
41% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 41.1% percentile 2.3% BS Score3 analyzed articles12.3K 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 7.1% 7.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 20.1% 20.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.5% 10.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.2% 7.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.6% 2.6% 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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 20.1%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 10.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 2.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Ad Hominem: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Slippery Slope: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst