Author summary
67% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,199 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zach Kessel results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Ad Hominem , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 28.3% saturation with 2,293 hits . Analysis detected 10,143 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,101 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of 65% (2,192 of 6,170 authors). This Zach Kessel is worse (more manipulative) than 64.50% of the peer group. Zach Kessel
Author details
Total words: 8,101
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
65% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 64.5% percentile 3.3% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.1K 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 10.9% 10.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Author 11.5% 11.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 28.3% 28.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 13.2% 13.2% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 7.7% 7.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.6% 0.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% 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% Negativity Bias: Author 28.3%, sitewide 19.2% Framing Effect: Author 10.9%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.2%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 13.2%, sitewide 5.3% Ad Hominem: Author 11.5%, sitewide 2.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 8.9%, sitewide 7.5% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.9%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 7.7%, sitewide 1.4% Halo Effect: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 4.3%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Horn Effect: Author 3.5%, sitewide 1.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Genetic Fallacy: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst