Author summary
0%2 analyzed articles/videos792 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Catherine Zhu results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Anecdotal, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 442 hits. Analysis detected 4,248 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,704 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 22% (4,882 of 6,219 authors). This Catherine Zhu is better (less manipulative) than 78.50% of the peer group.
Catherine Zhu
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
22%Catherine Zhu (selected)2%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 6,704
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

22% percentile
025507510021.5% percentile
1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.7K 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 1.0%1.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.5%2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 0.9%0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 0.7%0.7%

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 1.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 6.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 4.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Author 3.5%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate