Author summary
83% 4 analyzed articles/videos 4,965 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tom Pritchard results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Anecdotal , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14.1% saturation with 3,599 hits . Analysis detected 22,331 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,464 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 45% (5,198 of 9,445 authors). This Tom Pritchard is better (less manipulative) than 55.00% of the peer group. Tom Pritchard
Author details
Total words: 25,464
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.0% percentile 2.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles25.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 14.1% 14.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.0% 0.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.0% 3.0% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% 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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 14.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Optimism Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 6.0% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.9%, sitewide 8.1% Anecdotal: Author 7.9%, sitewide 5.2% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.8% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: 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