Author summary
24% 1 analyzed article/video 985 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Todd South results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Framing Effect , and Halo Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 224 hits . Analysis detected 1,594 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,940 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 35% (6,099 of 9,277 authors). This Todd South is better (less manipulative) than 65.70% of the peer group. Todd South
Author details
Total words: 3,940
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
34% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 34.3% percentile 1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K 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 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.7% 0.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.7% 5.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.6% 5.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.4% 3.4% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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% Framing Effect: Author 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.3%, sitewide 5.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.8% Circular Reasoning: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.1% Composition/Division: Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.2% Burden of Proof: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.4% No True Scotsman: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.1% Sunk Cost Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.3% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst