Author summary
16% 3 analyzed articles/videos 3,049 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Becky Z. Dernbach results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Anecdotal , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.1% saturation with 785 hits . Analysis detected 5,926 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,332 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (8,364 of 8,774 authors). This Becky Z. Dernbach is better (less manipulative) than 95.30% of the peer group. Becky Z. Dernbach
Author details
Total words: 15,332
Article count: 3
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.7% percentile 1.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles15.3K 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 1.4% 1.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.4% 0.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.1% 2.1% 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 1.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst