Author summary
73% 1 analyzed article/video 2,871 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Benjamin Balthaser results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Negativity Bias , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 842 hits . Analysis detected 9,595 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,484 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 48% (4,782 of 9,130 authors). This Benjamin Balthaser is better (less manipulative) than 52.40% of the peer group. Benjamin Balthaser
Author details
Total words: 11,484
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
48% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 47.6% percentile 2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles11.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.4% 6.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.8% 4.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.5% 4.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.5% 4.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% 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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.6%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.3%, sitewide 5.3% Halo Effect: Author 7.2%, sitewide 6.7% In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Hindsight Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.4% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst