Author summary
51%1 analyzed article/video2,241 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Benjy Sarlin results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 899 hits. Analysis detected 8,159 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,964 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 35% (4,318 of 6,628 authors). This Benjy Sarlin is better (less manipulative) than 65.10% of the peer group.
Benjy Sarlin
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Jacob Owens1%
1%Megan Fan Munce1%
35%Benjy Sarlin (selected)3%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 8,964
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

35% percentile
025507510034.9% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles9K 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 9.3%9.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.0%5.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 1.2%1.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 10.0%10.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 3.0%3.0%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Author 5.4%5.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.7%2.7%

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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 7.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.0%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.0%, sitewide 3.3%Hindsight Bias: Author 5.4%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Author 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Lindsey Graham43%
Vox50%By Benjy Sarlin51%7/12/2026, 8:53:21 AM