Author summary
63% 1 analyzed article/video 1,132 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom Pickering results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias , Hasty Generalization , and False Dilemma , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 344 hits . Analysis detected 2,665 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,528 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 40% (5,696 of 9,471 authors). This Tom Pickering is better (less manipulative) than 60.10% of the peer group. Tom Pickering
Author details
Total words: 4,528
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.9% percentile 1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.5K 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 1.9% 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.6% 0.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.3% 1.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Author 4.8% 4.8% 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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.6%, sitewide 8.1% Optimism Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 6.0% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 4.6% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% False Dilemma: Author 4.8%, sitewide 1.5% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst