Author summary
69% 1 analyzed article/video 2,103 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Thomson results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Pessimism Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16.5% saturation with 1,386 hits . Analysis detected 7,305 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,412 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 45% (5,283 of 9,471 authors). This David Thomson is better (less manipulative) than 55.80% of the peer group. David Thomson
Author details
Total words: 8,412
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
44% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 44.2% percentile 2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.4K 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 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.6% 6.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.5% 0.5% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Author 7.7% 7.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.1% 2.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.9% 0.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% 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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 16.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 8.5%, sitewide 8.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 7.7%, sitewide 1.9% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Ad Hominem: Author 3.9%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Author 3.9%, sitewide 1.5% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Slippery Slope: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst