Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video831 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steve Brodner results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Authority, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 274 hits. Analysis detected 991 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,324 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (3,908 of 6,628 authors). This Steve Brodner is better (less manipulative) than 59.00% of the peer group.
Steve Brodner
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Jacob Owens1%
⁠1%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠41%Steve Brodner (selected)3%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,324
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

41% percentile
025507510041.0% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.3K 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 0.5%0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 0.9%0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 8.2%8.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 4.6%4.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 2.5%2.5%

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 0.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 9.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 8.2%, sitewide 0.5%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 4.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Author 0.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Hillbilly Algae⁠7%
The Nation⁠77%By Steve Brodner⁠0%6/26/2026, 8:09:52 AM