Author summary
45%4 analyzed articles/videos325 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Breitbart News results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Framing Effect, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 21.2% saturation with 324 hits. Analysis detected 1,773 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,525 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.1% and a BS Rank of 83% (1,072 of 6,316 authors). This Breitbart News is worse (more manipulative) than 83.00% of the peer group.
Breitbart News
Author ranking list
PercentileAuthorBS Score
0%Vivek Chibber1%
0%Sneha Dey1%
0%Ideastream Public Media1%
0%Megan Fan Munce1%
1%Los Angeles Times staff1%
83%Breitbart News (selected)6%
100%Greg Rosenstein38%
100%Siham Shamalakh43%
100%Greg Miller54%
100%Kevin Kniestedt60%
100%Bill Radke60%
Author details
Total words: 1,525
Article count: 4
Publications

Ranking context

Position among analyzed authors

83% percentile
025507510083.0% percentile
5.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles1.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

AuthorSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Author 0.7%0.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Author 10.7%10.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Author 21.3%21.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Author 15.5%15.5%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Author 9.3%9.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Author 8.3%8.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Author 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Author 5.7%5.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Author 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Author 0.7%0.7%

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 10.7%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Author 21.3%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.3%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Author 15.5%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Author 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 9.3%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Author 9.1%, sitewide 6.9%Availability Heuristic: Author 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Author 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Author 5.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Author 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Author 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Author 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.5%Burden of Proof: Author 1.6%, sitewide 0.4%Primacy Effect: Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Author 0.7%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateAuthor rate