Author summary
71% 8 analyzed articles/videos 5,818 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Will Potter results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Halo Effect , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 3,284 hits . Analysis detected 29,726 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,831 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 48% (3,501 of 6,628 authors). This Will Potter is better (less manipulative) than 52.80% of the peer group. Will Potter
Author details
Total words: 24,831
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 47.2% percentile 2.5% BS Score8 analyzed articles24.8K 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 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.2% 12.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 11.9% 11.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.4% 2.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.6% 1.6% 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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 13.2%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.9%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Halo Effect: Author 8.4%, sitewide 6.7% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 4.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.5%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 3.2%, sitewide 2.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.4% Indoctrination: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst