Author summary
43% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,217 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom Wardley results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Halo Effect , and Optimism Bias , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 18.2% saturation with 1,001 hits . Analysis detected 3,343 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,501 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 45% (3,503 of 6,358 authors). This Tom Wardley is better (less manipulative) than 55.10% of the peer group. Tom Wardley
Author details
Total words: 5,501
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 44.9% percentile 2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.0% 2.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.0% 1.0% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 18.2% 18.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.1% 0.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.4% 0.4% 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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 19.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 18.2%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.3%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.3%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.5% Indoctrination: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.8% Primacy Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst