Author summary
⁠83%4 analyzed articles/videos1,940 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thomas Ricker results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 913 hits. Analysis detected 9,497 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,868 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠60% (3,793 of 9,471 authors). This Thomas Ricker is worse (more manipulative) than 60.00% of the peer group.
Thomas Ricker
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Hannah Martin1%
⁠0%Paul DeMark1%
⁠0%Emma Sedlak1%
⁠0%Michael Fox1%
⁠0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
⁠60%Thomas Ricker (selected)3%
⁠100%Bannon's WarRoom39%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 8,868
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

60% percentile
025507510060.0% percentile
2.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.0%3.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 7.7%7.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.4%4.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.3%3.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 10.3%10.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 8.2%8.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Author 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 4.9%4.9%

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 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 8.4%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.2%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 7.7%, sitewide 0.5%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 4.9%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Author 5.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Author 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Ad Hominem: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos