Author summary
14% 31 analyzed articles/videos 13,398 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ABC News results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Availability Heuristic , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 4,590 hits . Analysis detected 33,112 faulty-reasoning hits from 67,905 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 2% (6,339 of 6,427 authors). This ABC News is better (less manipulative) than 98.60% of the peer group. ABC News
Author details
Total words: 67,905
Article count: 31
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
1% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.4% percentile 1.0% BS Score31 analyzed articles67.9K 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 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 2.0% 2.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.5% 1.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 1.3% 1.3% 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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 2.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Author 2.7%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: 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