Author summary
92% 1 analyzed article/video 580 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Max Thompson results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Pessimism Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 22.4% saturation with 520 hits . Analysis detected 3,213 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,320 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of 86% (1,286 of 8,970 authors). This Max Thompson is worse (more manipulative) than 85.70% of the peer group. Max Thompson
Author details
Total words: 2,320
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
86% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 85.7% percentile 4.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.3% 3.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 22.4% 22.4% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Author 14.3% 14.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 15.1% 15.1% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Author 8.1% 8.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 13.6% 13.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.5% 1.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 22.4%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 14.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.1%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 15.1%, sitewide 8.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 14.3%, sitewide 1.9% Confirmation Bias: Author 13.6%, sitewide 7.5% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.3%, sitewide 9.1% Slippery Slope: Author 8.1%, sitewide 1.7% Halo Effect: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 4.6%, sitewide 2.7% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 1.4% Ad Hominem: Author 3.8%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.8% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.1% Begging the Question: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst