Author summary
48%3 analyzed articles/videos2,192 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brattleboro Reformer results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Self-Serving Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 658 hits. Analysis detected 5,010 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,768 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 30% (6,174 of 8,788 authors). This Brattleboro Reformer is better (less manipulative) than 70.30% of the peer group.
Brattleboro Reformer
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Hannah Martin1%
0%Paul DeMark1%
0%Emma Sedlak1%
0%Michael Fox1%
0%San Antonio Report Staff1%
30%Brattleboro Reformer (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 8,768
Article count: 3
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

30% percentile
025507510029.7% percentile
1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.8K 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 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 3.4%3.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.2%3.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.3%2.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 2.8%2.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 0.6%0.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 1.7%1.7%

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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Author 7.5%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 6.2%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Author 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos