Author summary
46% 4 analyzed articles/videos 2,000 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zack Whittaker results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Confirmation Bias , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 969 hits . Analysis detected 5,865 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,317 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 36% (3,982 of 6,202 authors). This Zack Whittaker is better (less manipulative) than 64.20% of the peer group. Zack Whittaker
Author details
Total words: 7,317
Article count: 4
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
36% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.8% percentile 2.2% BS Score4 analyzed articles7.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.2% 13.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.5% 1.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.1% 4.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 6.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.3%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.2%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 3.7%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.1%, sitewide 1.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst