Author summary
11% 1 analyzed article/video 909 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom Downey results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma , Optimism Bias , and Middle Ground , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 250 hits . Analysis detected 1,390 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,636 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 39% (5,314 of 8,618 authors). This Tom Downey is better (less manipulative) than 61.70% of the peer group. Tom Downey
Author details
Total words: 3,636
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
38% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 38.3% percentile 1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K 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 6.9% 6.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.8% 0.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.4% 1.4% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Author 4.9% 4.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Middle Ground Sitewide 0.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 2.3% 2.3% 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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 19.2% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.3% False Dilemma: Author 4.9%, sitewide 1.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Middle Ground: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.5%, sitewide 0.5% Indoctrination: Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.0% Hindsight Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.8% Blind-Spot Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst