Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video491 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zach Halaschak results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Slippery Slope as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 174 hits. Analysis detected 1,380 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,964 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠69% (2,015 of 6,359 authors). This Zach Halaschak is worse (more manipulative) than 68.30% of the peer group.
Zach Halaschak
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠69%Zach Halaschak (selected)4%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,964
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

68% percentile
025507510068.3% percentile
3.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 7.8%7.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 0.5%0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 1.5%1.5%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Author 8.9%8.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.0%1.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Author 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 5.9%5.9%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 3.5%3.5%

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 7.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Author 8.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Author 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Slippery Slope: Author 8.9%, sitewide 1.7%Hasty Generalization: Author 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.8%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Recency Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.0%False Dilemma: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.4%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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