Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video972 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ben Smee results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, False Dilemma, and Unattributed Quote, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 224 hits. Analysis detected 1,190 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,888 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠17% (5,543 of 6,628 authors). This Ben Smee is better (less manipulative) than 83.60% of the peer group.
Ben Smee
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠17%Ben Smee (selected)2%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,888
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

16% percentile
025507510016.4% percentile
1.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.9%1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.1%2.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Author 5.8%5.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%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 1.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Indoctrination: Author 5.8%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.5%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.4%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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