Author summary
37% 5 analyzed articles/videos 2,208 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bryan Hecht results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 928 hits . Analysis detected 6,549 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,036 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 22% (5,086 of 6,497 authors). This Bryan Hecht is better (less manipulative) than 78.30% of the peer group. Bryan Hecht
Author details
Total words: 10,036
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.7% percentile 1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles10K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.3% 4.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.7% 0.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% 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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Halo Effect: Author 9.3%, sitewide 6.7% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst