Author summary
87% 24 analyzed articles/videos 13,100 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zach Dean results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.6% saturation with 12,709 hits . Analysis detected 77,831 faulty-reasoning hits from 64,830 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 40% (3,717 of 6,135 authors). This Zach Dean is better (less manipulative) than 60.60% of the peer group. Zach Dean
Author details
Total words: 64,830
Article count: 24
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
39% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.4% percentile 2.3% BS Score24 analyzed articles64.8K 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 4.9% 4.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 19.6% 19.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.2% 7.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.4% 11.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.1% 2.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.9% 4.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 3.9% 3.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% 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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 19.6%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Author 11.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 9.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Ad Hominem: Author 3.8%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 2.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst