Author summary
59% 194 analyzed articles/videos 98,276 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Associated Press results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 42,467 hits . Analysis detected 329,994 faulty-reasoning hits from 491,388 analyzed words across 193 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 5% (5,848 of 6,134 authors). This Associated Press is better (less manipulative) than 95.30% of the peer group. Associated Press
Author details
Total words: 491,388
Article count: 193
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.7% percentile 1.2% BS Score193 analyzed articles491.4K 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 7.3% 7.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 4.6% 4.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.4% 3.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 2.0% 2.0% 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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 8.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst