Author summary
24% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,774 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Angus M. Thuermer Jr. results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Halo Effect , and Appeal to Authority , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 588 hits . Analysis detected 5,676 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,096 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 19% (6,970 of 8,571 authors). This Angus M. Thuermer Jr. is better (less manipulative) than 81.30% of the peer group. Angus M. Thuermer Jr.
Author details
Total words: 11,096
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.7% percentile 1.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles11.1K 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 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.5% 2.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.1% 1.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.4% 0.4% 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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst