Author summary
â 93% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,620 analyzed words
BS Summary: These John Nichols results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Negativity Bias , with Politically Left Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 2,095 hits . Analysis detected 15,535 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,480 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of â 76% (2,183 of 8,802 authors). This John Nichols is worse (more manipulative) than 75.20% of the peer group. John Nichols
Author details
Total words: 10,480
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
75% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 75.2% percentile 3.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles10.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0â50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.1% 6.1% Politically Left Leaning ⌠Sitewide 2.0% Author 20.0% 20.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.2% 8.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 16.0% 16.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 11.3% 11.3% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 4.6% 4.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.1% 0.1% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Author 5.1% 5.1% 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 6.1%, sitewide 26.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 20.0%, sitewide 2.0% Negativity Bias: Author 8.2%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 16.0%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 11.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.8%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Author 8.1%, sitewide 6.9% Confirmation Bias: Author 6.9%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Straw Man: Author 5.1%, sitewide 0.9% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Author 4.6%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Author 4.2%, sitewide 2.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst