Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 516 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Will Shortz results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination , Framing Effect , and Recency Bias , with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 4.4% saturation with 91 hits . Analysis detected 404 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,064 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 2% (6,511 of 6,628 authors). This Will Shortz is better (less manipulative) than 98.20% of the peer group. Will Shortz
Author details
Total words: 2,064
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
2% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.8% percentile 1.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.1K 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 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.3% 1.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.8% 0.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.0% 1.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Author 4.4% 4.4% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 2.2% 2.2% 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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 4.4%, sitewide 0.8% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Indoctrination: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.2%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst