Speaker summary
⁠71%1 analyzed article/video177.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Timothy Anderson results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma, Status Quo Bias, and Framing Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 43.8% saturation with 60 hits. Analysis detected 599 faulty-reasoning hits from 177.667 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 23.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (17,686 of 28,364 speakers). This Timothy Anderson is better (less manipulative) than 62.40% of the peer group.
Timothy Anderson
Speaker details
Total words: 177.667
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

38% percentile
025507510037.6% percentile
23.3% BS Score1 analyzed videos177.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 43.8%43.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Speaker 30.3%30.3%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Speaker 30.3%30.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Speaker 24.2%24.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Speaker 24.2%24.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Speaker 24.2%24.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 24.2%24.2%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Speaker 15.7%15.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Speaker 14.7%14.7%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Speaker 14.7%14.7%

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%Optimism Bias: Speaker 43.8%, sitewide 6.0%Framing Effect: Speaker 35.0%, sitewide 26.9%False Dilemma: Speaker 30.3%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 30.3%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 24.2%, sitewide 4.0%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 24.2%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 24.2%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Speaker 24.2%, sitewide 3.3%Negativity Bias: Speaker 15.2%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 8.1%Hindsight Bias: Speaker 15.7%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 14.7%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Speaker 14.7%, sitewide 5.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 14.7%, sitewide 3.1%Optimism BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos