Author summary
90% 1 analyzed article/video 902 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brendan Bechtel results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Optimism Bias , and Indoctrination , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 12.2% saturation with 441 hits . Analysis detected 3,727 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,608 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of 72% (2,450 of 8,572 authors). This Brendan Bechtel is worse (more manipulative) than 71.40% of the peer group. Brendan Bechtel
Author details
Total words: 3,608
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
71% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 71.4% percentile 3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 7.4% 7.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 6.8% 6.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.7% 0.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 12.2% 12.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 9.6% 9.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.8% 1.8% 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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Author 12.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Halo Effect: Author 9.6%, sitewide 6.7% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 7.3%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Author 7.4%, sitewide 0.0% In-Group Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.8%, sitewide 0.5% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.5%, sitewide 5.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 3.7% Anecdotal: Author 4.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% False Dilemma: Author 3.3%, sitewide 1.5% Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst