Author summary
58% 5 analyzed articles/videos 2,894 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zack Whittaker results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Confirmation Bias , and Availability Heuristic , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.8% saturation with 1,363 hits . Analysis detected 7,841 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,576 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 32% (5,944 of 8,729 authors). This Zack Whittaker is better (less manipulative) than 68.10% of the peer group. Zack Whittaker
Author details
Total words: 11,576
Article count: 5
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.9% percentile 1.7% BS Score5 analyzed articles11.6K 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 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.8% 11.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.6% 3.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.2% 0.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.9% 0.9% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 11.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 5.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 4.3%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst