Author summary
84% 2 analyzed articles/videos 946 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Shawna Thomas results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and False Dilemma , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 875 hits . Analysis detected 7,028 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,872 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 57% (4,078 of 9,357 authors). This Shawna Thomas is worse (more manipulative) than 56.40% of the peer group. Shawna Thomas
Author details
Total words: 6,872
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
56% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 56.4% percentile 2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 12.7% 12.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.6% 9.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 11.5% 11.5% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Author 7.5% 7.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.6% 2.6% 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 12.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.5%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% False Dilemma: Author 7.5%, sitewide 1.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Ad Hominem: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Hindsight Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.4% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst