Author summary
89% 14 analyzed articles/videos 8,461 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ben Feuerherd results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Availability Heuristic , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 3,827 hits . Analysis detected 32,385 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,172 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 38% (5,889 of 9,471 authors). This Ben Feuerherd is better (less manipulative) than 62.20% of the peer group. Ben Feuerherd
Author details
Total words: 35,172
Article count: 14
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
38% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 37.8% percentile 1.8% BS Score14 analyzed articles35.2K 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 7.8% 7.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 6.1% 6.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.9% 10.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 5.5% 5.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 4.1% 4.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 2.0% 2.0% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.5% 1.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 3.0% 3.0% 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 7.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 6.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 5.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 6.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 3.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst