Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 709 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dave Zirin results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Halo Effect , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 12.3% saturation with 1,540 hits . Analysis detected 9,717 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,492 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 34% (4,143 of 6,261 authors). This Dave Zirin is better (less manipulative) than 66.20% of the peer group. Dave Zirin
Author details
Total words: 12,492
Article count: 2
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
34% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.8% percentile 2.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles12.5K 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 7.4% 7.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.7% 0.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.2% 1.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.1% 0.1% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 4.3% 4.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 12.3% 12.3% 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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Author 12.3%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 7.8%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 5.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.0% Ad Hominem: Author 5.6%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Author 4.3%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.0% Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% 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