Author summary
10% 3 analyzed articles/videos 786 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brett Sholtis results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Framing Effect , with Hindsight Bias as the most egregious example at 3% saturation with 103 hits . Analysis detected 1,164 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,448 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 24% (7,292 of 9,484 authors). This Brett Sholtis is better (less manipulative) than 76.90% of the peer group. Brett Sholtis
Author details
Total words: 3,448
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.1% percentile 1.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles3.4K 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 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.7% 0.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.8% 2.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.1% 2.1% 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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 0.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.7%, sitewide 5.3% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.3% Hindsight Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.1% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.5% Primacy Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.9% Indoctrination: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst