Author summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video616 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zack Sharf results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Bandwagon, and Anecdotal, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 25% saturation with 617 hits. Analysis detected 3,085 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,464 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠85% (1,030 of 6,500 authors). This Zack Sharf is worse (more manipulative) than 84.20% of the peer group.
Zack Sharf
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
⁠0%Vivek Chibber1%
⁠0%Sneha Dey1%
⁠0%Ideastream Public Media1%
⁠0%Megan Fan Munce1%
⁠1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
⁠85%Zack Sharf (selected)6%
⁠100%Greg Rosenstein38%
⁠100%Siham Shamalakh43%
⁠100%Greg Miller54%
⁠100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
⁠100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 2,464
Article count: 1
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

84% percentile
025507510084.2% percentile
5.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Author 25.0%25.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 2.9%2.9%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Author 9.5%9.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 4.0%4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Author 4.2%4.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 1.1%1.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Author 3.4%3.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 8.4%8.4%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Halo Effect: Author 25.0%, sitewide 6.7%Negativity Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Author 14.2%, sitewide 11.1%Bandwagon: Author 9.5%, sitewide 2.2%Availability Heuristic: Author 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Anecdotal: Author 8.4%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Author 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Author 8.0%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Author 7.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Author 6.5%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.9%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.2%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Author 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Red Herring: Author 2.0%, sitewide 0.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Personal Incredulity: Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.2%Primacy Effect: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate

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