Author summary
60% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,809 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James D. Zirin results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 22.5% saturation with 3,123 hits . Analysis detected 15,847 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,859 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 46% (3,623 of 6,628 authors). This James D. Zirin is better (less manipulative) than 54.70% of the peer group. James D. Zirin
Author details
Total words: 13,859
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 45.3% percentile 2.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles13.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 2.9% 2.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 22.5% 22.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.8% 8.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.7% 0.7% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 7.6% 7.6% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 5.5% 5.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 15.1% 15.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 22.5%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 15.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 8.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.8%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 2.0% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Ad Hominem: Author 5.7%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 5.5%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Author 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst