Author summary
95% 77 analyzed articles/videos 33,172 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steve Benen results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 29.4% saturation with 37,750 hits . Analysis detected 258,896 faulty-reasoning hits from 128,573 analyzed words across 77 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.7% and a BS Rank of 72% (1,755 of 6,135 authors). This Steve Benen is worse (more manipulative) than 71.40% of the peer group. Steve Benen
Author details
Total words: 128,573
Article count: 77
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
71% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 71.4% percentile 3.7% BS Score77 analyzed articles128.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 22.8% 22.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 29.4% 29.4% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 8.6% 8.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 7.9% 7.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.4% 6.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 11.4% 11.4% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 23.2% 23.2% 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% Negativity Bias: Author 29.4%, sitewide 19.2% Framing Effect: Author 23.2%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 22.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 11.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.4%, sitewide 11.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 10.6%, sitewide 7.5% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 8.9%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 2.0% Ad Hominem: Author 7.9%, sitewide 2.2% In-Group Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 4.7%, sitewide 2.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 4.6% Horn Effect: Author 4.5%, sitewide 1.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.8%, sitewide 1.1% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Begging the Question: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst