Author summary
71% 5 analyzed articles/videos 1,926 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tim Fernholz results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Overconfidence Bias , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 1,005 hits . Analysis detected 8,674 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,715 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 28% (6,191 of 8,520 authors). This Tim Fernholz is better (less manipulative) than 72.70% of the peer group. Tim Fernholz
Author details
Total words: 11,715
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
27% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 27.3% percentile 1.6% BS Score5 analyzed articles11.7K 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 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.2% 2.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.4% 6.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 1.0% 1.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Optimism Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 6.0% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 7.3%, sitewide 6.7% In-Group Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.5% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, 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