Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,236 analyzed words
BS Summary: These James Zumwalt results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.1% saturation with 945 hits. Analysis detected 5,355 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,944 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠67% (2,109 of 6,245 authors). This James Zumwalt is worse (more manipulative) than 66.20% of the peer group.
James Zumwalt
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠67%James Zumwalt (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 4,944
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

66% percentile
025507510066.2% percentile
3.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.9K 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 5.4%5.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 4.2%4.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Author 19.1%19.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 7.5%7.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 3.8%3.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Author 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.0%4.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 2.9%2.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Author 6.5%6.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Author 4.2%4.2%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Author 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.5%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 6.3%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Hindsight Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

Analyzed articles and videos