Author summary
35% 15 analyzed articles/videos 3,627 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NBC News results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Unattributed Quote , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 1,679 hits . Analysis detected 11,442 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,648 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 23% (4,857 of 6,244 authors). This NBC News is better (less manipulative) than 77.80% of the peer group. NBC News
Author details
Total words: 15,648
Article count: 15
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.2% percentile 1.8% BS Score15 analyzed articles15.6K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 6.0% 6.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.6% 3.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 10.7% 10.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 1.5% 1.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 2.8% 2.8% 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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 10.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 2.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 4.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Author 4.2%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 2.1%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst