Author summary
99% 1 analyzed article/video 955 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Todd Heyman results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Politically Right Leaning Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 30.3% saturation with 1,157 hits . Analysis detected 7,045 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,820 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.1% and a BS Rank of 88% (1,099 of 9,077 authors). This Todd Heyman is worse (more manipulative) than 87.90% of the peer group. Todd Heyman
Author details
Total words: 3,820
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
88% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 87.9% percentile 5.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.8K 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 10.5% 10.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 20.0% 20.0% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 15.5% 15.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 11.9% 11.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 30.3% 30.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.2% 4.2% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Author 9.1% 9.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.3% 1.3% 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% Negativity Bias: Author 30.3%, sitewide 19.2% Framing Effect: Author 10.5%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 20.0%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 11.5%, sitewide 15.9% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 15.5%, sitewide 1.4% Hasty Generalization: Author 11.9%, sitewide 8.1% Indoctrination: Author 11.9%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Status Quo Bias: Author 9.1%, sitewide 2.2% Confirmation Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 5.4%, sitewide 5.2% Slippery Slope: Author 5.1%, sitewide 1.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.7%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst