Author summary
64% 63 analyzed articles/videos 36,021 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thomas Tracy results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 16,109 hits . Analysis detected 111,524 faulty-reasoning hits from 148,818 analyzed words across 63 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 22% (7,497 of 9,538 authors). This Thomas Tracy is better (less manipulative) than 78.60% of the peer group. Thomas Tracy
Author details
Total words: 148,818
Article count: 63
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
21% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.4% percentile 1.4% BS Score63 analyzed articles148.8K 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 6.5% 6.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.8% 10.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.6% 7.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.7% 3.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.7% 2.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.6% 1.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.6%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst