Author summary
⁠93%6 analyzed articles/videos639 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Will Sommer results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 27% saturation with 1,049 hits. Analysis detected 5,917 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,886 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠84% (1,418 of 8,803 authors). This Will Sommer is worse (more manipulative) than 83.90% of the peer group.
Will Sommer
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Hannah Martin1%
⁠0%Paul DeMark1%
⁠0%Emma Sedlak1%
⁠0%Michael Fox1%
⁠0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
⁠84%Will Sommer (selected)5%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,886
Article count: 6
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

84% percentile
025507510083.9% percentile
4.4% BS Score6 analyzed articles3.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 27.0%27.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 13.3%13.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 6.2%6.2%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Author 8.7%8.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 0.5%0.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 6.3%6.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.4%4.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.9%2.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 0.8%0.8%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Author 27.0%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Author 13.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 22.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 10.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 8.7%, sitewide 2.0%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.3%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 3.1%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Author 4.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Straw Man: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos