Author summary
37% 5 analyzed articles/videos 8,611 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ben Finley results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 1,401 hits . Analysis detected 10,840 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,498 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 8% (5,758 of 6,234 authors). This Ben Finley is better (less manipulative) than 92.40% of the peer group. Ben Finley
Author details
Total words: 19,498
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.6% percentile 1.4% BS Score5 analyzed articles19.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 7.2% 7.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.4% 6.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.7% 3.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.3% 4.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.7% 2.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.7% 0.7% 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 7.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst