Author summary
96% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,921 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mark Z. Barabak results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 29.4% saturation with 1,956 hits . Analysis detected 10,788 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,651 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 68% (2,060 of 6,315 authors). This Mark Z. Barabak is worse (more manipulative) than 67.40% of the peer group. Mark Z. Barabak
Author details
Total words: 6,651
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
67% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 67.4% percentile 3.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 27.4% 27.4% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 8.5% 8.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 29.4% 29.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 10.2% 10.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.3% 3.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 5.1% 5.1% 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% Negativity Bias: Author 29.4%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 27.4%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Author 8.5%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Author 10.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.3%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.1%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 5.9%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 5.8%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Author 5.3%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Recency Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst