Author summary
58% 8 analyzed articles/videos 3,411 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zac Bowden results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Anecdotal , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 15% saturation with 2,297 hits . Analysis detected 16,933 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,284 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 60% (2,528 of 6,244 authors). This Zac Bowden is worse (more manipulative) than 59.50% of the peer group. Zac Bowden
Author details
Total words: 15,284
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
60% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 59.5% percentile 3.0% BS Score8 analyzed articles15.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.7% 6.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 15.0% 15.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.4% 0.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 11.7% 11.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 4.8% 4.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.4%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Author 15.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 11.7%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 10.3%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 7.5% Anecdotal: Author 7.5%, sitewide 5.2% In-Group Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.1%, sitewide 6.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.6%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.8%, sitewide 0.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.9%, sitewide 0.8% Recency Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 2.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst