Author summary
82% 12 analyzed articles/videos 4,507 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zack Kotzer results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16% saturation with 3,680 hits . Analysis detected 25,860 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,048 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 53% (4,499 of 9,471 authors). This Zack Kotzer is worse (more manipulative) than 52.50% of the peer group. Zack Kotzer
Author details
Total words: 23,048
Article count: 12
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
53% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 52.5% percentile 2.3% BS Score12 analyzed articles23K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 5.9% 5.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 16.0% 16.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.1% 8.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 13.7% 13.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.0% 2.0% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 5.6% 5.6% 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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 13.7%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Author 16.0%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 5.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 8.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 3.7%, sitewide 1.9% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.1% Slippery Slope: Author 3.0%, sitewide 1.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst