I just started chapter 3 of Basic Christianity I just figured out what was bothering me. It's not what is being said, although there is a clear bias which the author himself fret admits to (I only hate a bias if the source tries to hide it). What's bothering me is that while Bible verses & religious leaders are cited, secular writings have not been so far. For instance, on page forty-six, Stott properly cites The Fact of Christ when he quotes it, but does not cite the Napoleon quote he used. Even though the Napoleon quote more clearly illustrates his point, I feel the lack of citation weakens the point. Consistency either way would have better served the argument.
--->correction- on the same page he proceeds to not cite a quote from the Bible, so this is truly just a lack of consistency in citation. But it still annoys me.

Basic Christianity, with or without bias or argument, should detail basic Christianity. It's in the title, it's in the Rick Warren quote that makes up most of the description- "To be able to have an intelligent conversation with one third of our world's population you need to understand their worldview...[this book] is a classic introduction to the faith." It's in the actual description, "Here is a sound, sensible quide for all who seek an intellectually satisfying of the Christian faith." That is not what this book is. This isn't a Christian saying "Here's what I believe", this is a Christian saying "Here's why you have to believe what I believe." On page 120 he acctually wrote "We don't need at this point to go into the intricacies of what Christians believe about the Trinity." It's not that he wants to go into that at another point, he never goes into it.
Overall I would say that this isn't the book for someone who is seeking faith. This is a book for someone who already believes in Christianty, and who understands some of the intricacies that this book will never address or explain. This isn't "basic" Christianity, this is "somewhat advanced" Christianity for Christians who already know what they believe and why.