Topic summary
⁠63%1 analyzed article/video1,366 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ben Gerhardstein results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Anecdotal, and Negativity Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 279 hits. Analysis detected 3,284 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,098 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (12,124 of 16,562 topics). This Ben Gerhardstein is better (less manipulative) than 73.20% of the peer group.
Ben Gerhardstein
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Topic details
Total words: 4,098
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

27% percentile
025507510026.8% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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