Author summary
83% 4 analyzed articles/videos 454 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Will Sommer results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 30.1% saturation with 809 hits . Analysis detected 4,407 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,692 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.3% and a BS Rank of 85% (1,002 of 6,347 authors). This Will Sommer is worse (more manipulative) than 84.20% of the peer group. Will Sommer
Author details
Total words: 2,692
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
84% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 84.2% percentile 5.3% BS Score4 analyzed articles2.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 30.1% 30.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 11.4% 11.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 8.2% 8.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.4% 8.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 7.2% 7.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.3% 1.3% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Author 6.0% 6.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Author 6.7% 6.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 11.5% 11.5% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Author 30.1%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Author 11.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 21.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.4%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 11.5%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 6.3%, sitewide 9.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 8.2%, sitewide 0.5% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 7.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 7.2%, sitewide 2.0% In-Group Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 3.1% Begging the Question: Author 6.0%, sitewide 1.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Ad Hominem: Author 4.3%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.3% Straw Man: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Personal Incredulity: Author 2.3%, sitewide 0.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst