Author summary
75% 37 analyzed articles/videos 14,754 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nicholas Williams results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Halo Effect , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 5,628 hits . Analysis detected 47,703 faulty-reasoning hits from 71,257 analyzed words across 37 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 16% (7,321 of 8,700 authors). This Nicholas Williams is better (less manipulative) than 84.10% of the peer group. Nicholas Williams
Author details
Total words: 71,257
Article count: 37
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.9% percentile 1.3% BS Score37 analyzed articles71.3K 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 4.8% 4.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.9% 7.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.3% 6.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.4% 1.4% 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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 6.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst