Author summary
77% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,282 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Timothy Noah results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.8% saturation with 2,486 hits . Analysis detected 13,729 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,232 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 49% (4,859 of 9,471 authors). This Timothy Noah is better (less manipulative) than 51.30% of the peer group. Timothy Noah
Author details
Total words: 13,232
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.7% percentile 2.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles13.2K 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 6.7% 6.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 18.8% 18.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.9% 6.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.0% 1.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.4% 2.4% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.8%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 18.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.2%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst