Author summary
6% 2 analyzed articles/videos 813 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Phil Helsel results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Appeal to Emotion , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 355 hits . Analysis detected 1,268 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,252 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 37% (4,210 of 6,629 authors). This Phil Helsel is better (less manipulative) than 63.50% of the peer group. Phil Helsel
Author details
Total words: 3,252
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
37% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 36.5% percentile 2.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.7% 0.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.5% 1.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 10.9% 10.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.3% 1.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.7% 0.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 5% 5% 10% 10% 15% 15% 20% 20% 25% 25% Negativity Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Halo Effect: Author 10.9%, sitewide 6.7% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.1%, sitewide 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst