Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video428 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom Richards results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Overconfidence Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 105 hits. Analysis detected 253 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,284 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (3,552 of 6,628 authors). This Tom Richards is better (less manipulative) than 53.60% of the peer group.
Tom Richards
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠47%Tom Richards (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,284
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

46% percentile
025507510046.4% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K 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 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.3%1.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 8.2%8.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 2.7%2.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 2.3%2.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 1.2%1.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 1.3%1.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%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%Framing Effect: Author 1.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 8.2%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.5%Indoctrination: Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos