Author summary
65% 16 analyzed articles/videos 9,753 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ben Smith results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Politically Right Leaning Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 4,440 hits . Analysis detected 41,797 faulty-reasoning hits from 46,592 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 30% (6,026 of 8,524 authors). This Ben Smith is better (less manipulative) than 70.70% of the peer group. Ben Smith
Author details
Total words: 46,592
Article count: 16
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
29% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.3% percentile 1.7% BS Score16 analyzed articles46.6K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 9.5% 9.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.0% 4.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.8% 8.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 8.3% 8.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.9% 0.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% 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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.8%, sitewide 5.3% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 1.4% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.8%, sitewide 0.5% Ad Hominem: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst