Author summary
69% 1 analyzed article/video 2,356 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zach Oden results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Anecdotal , and Negativity Bias , with Politically Left Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 751 hits . Analysis detected 5,324 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,068 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 41% (3,765 of 6,298 authors). This Zach Oden is better (less manipulative) than 59.80% of the peer group. Zach Oden
Author details
Total words: 7,068
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.2% percentile 2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.9% 3.9% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Author 10.6% 10.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.2% 1.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.6% 2.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.5% 0.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.3% 2.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 3.1% 3.1% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 5% 5% 10% 10% 15% 15% 20% 20% 25% 25% Negativity Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 10.6%, sitewide 2.0% Hasty Generalization: Author 10.2%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.3%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 3.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 5.6%, sitewide 5.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.2%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.4%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5% Ad Hominem: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Slippery Slope: Author 2.0%, sitewide 1.7% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Indoctrination: Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.5% Begging the Question: Author 1.6%, sitewide 1.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst