Author summary
5% 20 analyzed articles/videos 3,485 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chicago Tribune results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 18.3% saturation with 3,132 hits . Analysis detected 9,510 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,126 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 33% (4,348 of 6,425 authors). This Chicago Tribune is better (less manipulative) than 67.70% of the peer group. Chicago Tribune
Author details
Total words: 17,126
Article count: 20
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 32.3% percentile 2.1% BS Score20 analyzed articles17.1K 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 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 18.3% 18.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 7.2% 7.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 0.6% 0.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 10.6% 10.6% 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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 1.6%, sitewide 19.2% Halo Effect: Author 18.3%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Emotion: Author 7.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.8%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 10.6%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Author 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 0.0%, sitewide 1.4% Indoctrination: Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.0% Unattributed Quote: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst