Author summary
14% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,515 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Eric Thomas results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Availability Heuristic , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.4% saturation with 441 hits . Analysis detected 3,867 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,060 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 9% (7,837 of 8,524 authors). This Eric Thomas is better (less manipulative) than 91.90% of the peer group. Eric Thomas
Author details
Total words: 10,060
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.1% percentile 1.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles10.1K 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 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.5% 3.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% False Dilemma: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst