Author summary
58% 7 analyzed articles/videos 2,886 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ben Smith results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Politically Right Leaning Bias , and Negativity Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 2,635 hits . Analysis detected 21,204 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,265 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 40% (3,867 of 6,350 authors). This Ben Smith is better (less manipulative) than 60.90% of the peer group. Ben Smith
Author details
Total words: 19,265
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
39% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.1% percentile 2.2% BS Score7 analyzed articles19.3K 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 13.7% 13.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.7% 4.7% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 11.1% 11.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.7% 10.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 12.1% 12.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.5% 2.5% 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 13.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.7%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 11.1%, sitewide 1.4% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Author 5.2%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst