Author summary
72% 7 analyzed articles/videos 7,056 analyzed words
BS Summary: These T. Zeller results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Anecdotal , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 3,120 hits . Analysis detected 26,162 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,224 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 41% (5,416 of 9,065 authors). This T. Zeller is better (less manipulative) than 59.70% of the peer group. T. Zeller
Author details
Total words: 28,224
Article count: 7
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.3% percentile 1.9% BS Score7 analyzed articles28.2K 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 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.1% 11.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.6% 2.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 10.2% 10.2% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 5.8% 5.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% 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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 11.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.2%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 4.2%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Author 6.1%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 5.8%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 2.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Author 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst