Author summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos
BS Summary: These Zach Buchanan results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Ad Hominem , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 955 hits . Analysis detected 5,382 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,224 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,628 authors). This Zach Buchanan is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. Zach Buchanan
Author details
Total words: 7,224
Article count: 2
Publications
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0% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.0% percentile 0.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.2K 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 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.2% 2.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 12.8% 12.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.0% 1.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.2% 13.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.0% 1.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.1% 0.1% 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% Framing Effect: Author 2.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Ad Hominem: Author 4.0%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 2.5%, sitewide 2.0% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst