Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,400 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Will Shanklin results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Optimism Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 469 hits . Analysis detected 4,084 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,600 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 32% (4,542 of 6,628 authors). This Will Shanklin is better (less manipulative) than 68.50% of the peer group. Will Shanklin
Author details
Total words: 5,600
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.5% percentile 2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.6K 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 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.4% 8.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.4% 5.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.9% 2.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 3.4% 3.4% 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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.4%, sitewide 8.1% Optimism Bias: Author 7.0%, sitewide 6.0% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.8%, sitewide 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst