Author summary
35% 7 analyzed articles/videos 4,574 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steve Zehngut results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.9% saturation with 2,930 hits . Analysis detected 24,518 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,650 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 46% (3,433 of 6,357 authors). This Steve Zehngut is better (less manipulative) than 54.00% of the peer group. Steve Zehngut
Author details
Total words: 22,650
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
46% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.0% percentile 2.5% BS Score7 analyzed articles22.7K 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 12.2% 12.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.8% 4.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.3% 11.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 12.9% 12.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.6% 0.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.1% 1.1% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Author 5.6% 5.6% 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 12.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 11.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.9%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 6.0%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 5.6%, sitewide 1.9% Overconfidence Bias: Author 5.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anecdotal: Author 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Slippery Slope: Author 5.1%, sitewide 1.7% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% False Dilemma: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.8% Recency Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Loss Aversion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst