Author summary
0%8 analyzed articles/videos2,867 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Benjamin Brown results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 20.6% saturation with 4,071 hits. Analysis detected 28,528 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,764 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 56% (2,751 of 6,164 authors). This Benjamin Brown is worse (more manipulative) than 55.40% of the peer group.
Benjamin Brown
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
56%Benjamin Brown (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 19,764
Article count: 8
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

55% percentile
025507510055.4% percentile
2.8% BS Score8 analyzed articles19.8K 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 14.1%14.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.3%8.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 12.1%12.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 4.5%4.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 5.2%5.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 3.2%3.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%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%Framing Effect: Author 14.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 20.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Author 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 10.1%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 5.2%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 5.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate