Author summary
36% 1 analyzed article/video 815 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Benjamin Laker results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Appeal to Authority , and False Dilemma , with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 197 hits . Analysis detected 1,181 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,260 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 40% (5,507 of 9,052 authors). This Benjamin Laker is better (less manipulative) than 60.80% of the peer group. Benjamin Laker
Author details
Total words: 3,260
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
39% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.2% percentile 1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Author SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 0.8% 0.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.1% 2.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.4% 4.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.3% 0.3% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 6.0% 6.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.9% 1.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.9% 2.9% 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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Indoctrination: Author 6.0%, sitewide 0.0% Optimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.6% False Dilemma: Author 3.8%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.8% Sunk Cost Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.3% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst