Author summary
90% 1 analyzed article/video 2,871 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Benjamin Balthaser results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 842 hits . Analysis detected 9,595 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,613 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 57% (2,869 of 6,629 authors). This Benjamin Balthaser is worse (more manipulative) than 56.70% of the peer group. Benjamin Balthaser
Author details
Total words: 8,613
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
57% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 56.7% percentile 2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.6K 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 5.3% 5.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.3% 6.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.3% 3.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.8% 0.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.1% 6.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 9.8% 9.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 2.2% 2.2% 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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.1%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 9.8%, sitewide 5.3% Halo Effect: Author 9.6%, sitewide 6.7% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.5%, sitewide 7.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 7.5%, sitewide 4.6% In-Group Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Hindsight Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.8% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: 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