Author summary
34% 3 analyzed articles/videos 847 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zachary Folk results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Indoctrination , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.3% saturation with 418 hits . Analysis detected 2,676 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,388 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of 70% (1,936 of 6,366 authors). This Zachary Folk is worse (more manipulative) than 69.60% of the peer group. Zachary Folk
Author details
Total words: 3,388
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
70% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 69.6% percentile 3.6% BS Score3 analyzed articles3.4K 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 10.1% 10.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 6.9% 6.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 12.3% 12.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.8% 0.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 1.9% 1.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 1.0% 1.0% 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 10.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 12.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 8.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 7.5% Indoctrination: Author 6.9%, sitewide 0.0% Halo Effect: Author 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 1.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Recency Bias: Author 5.1%, sitewide 2.7% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.6%, sitewide 3.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.5%, sitewide 0.8% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 0.5%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst