Author summary
24% 5 analyzed articles/videos 1,580 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Julian Balsley results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Appeal to Authority , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 418 hits . Analysis detected 2,995 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,953 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 9% (8,215 of 8,955 authors). This Julian Balsley is better (less manipulative) than 91.70% of the peer group. Julian Balsley
Author details
Total words: 6,953
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.3% percentile 1.1% BS Score5 analyzed articles7K 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 2.1% 2.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.0% 6.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.8% 0.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% 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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst