Author summary
54% 2 analyzed articles/videos 960 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nicole LaFond results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Ad Hominem , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.9% saturation with 1,140 hits . Analysis detected 4,835 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,173 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 43% (4,937 of 8,572 authors). This Nicole LaFond is better (less manipulative) than 57.60% of the peer group. Nicole LaFond
Author details
Total words: 7,173
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
42% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 42.4% percentile 2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.2K 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 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.2% 2.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.1% 0.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.2% 1.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 9.3% 9.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.6% 3.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 15.9% 15.9% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 15.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.5%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.3%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% Ad Hominem: Author 5.3%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Author 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 2.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, 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