Author summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos386 analyzed words
BS Summary: These David Zimmermann results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 302 hits. Analysis detected 1,900 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,796 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠21% (5,065 of 6,357 authors). This David Zimmermann is better (less manipulative) than 79.70% of the peer group.
David Zimmermann
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠21%David Zimmermann (selected)2%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 3,796
Article count: 2
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

20% percentile
025507510020.3% percentile
1.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.8K 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 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Author 2.8%2.8%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Author 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Author 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.4%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate