Author summary
71% 7 analyzed articles/videos 8,716 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Steve Zehngut results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 3,366 hits . Analysis detected 26,339 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,366 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 40% (5,549 of 9,215 authors). This Steve Zehngut is better (less manipulative) than 60.20% of the peer group. Steve Zehngut
Author details
Total words: 31,366
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 39.8% percentile 1.9% BS Score7 analyzed articles31.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 10.7% 10.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 10.0% 10.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% 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 10.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.0%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.9%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 4.3%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.9% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Slippery Slope: Author 3.8%, sitewide 1.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Author 2.3%, sitewide 1.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst