Author summary
9% 1 analyzed article/video 711 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Des Moines Register results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , and Anchoring Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 177 hits . Analysis detected 553 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,844 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 41% (5,334 of 8,946 authors). This Des Moines Register is better (less manipulative) than 59.60% of the peer group. Des Moines Register
Author details
Total words: 2,844
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.4% percentile 1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.5% 0.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.4% 0.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.5% 0.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 4.6% 4.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Author 0.9% 0.9% Loss Aversion Sitewide 2.5% Author 0.3% 0.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 6.2% 6.2% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 0.3% 0.3% 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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.5%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 6.2%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 4.6%, sitewide 0.5% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Loss Aversion: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Author 0.3%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst