Author summary
19% 8 analyzed articles/videos 1,270 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NBCNews.com results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and In-Group Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 622 hits . Analysis detected 4,148 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,982 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 4% (5,940 of 6,170 authors). This NBCNews.com is better (less manipulative) than 96.30% of the peer group. NBCNews.com
Author details
Total words: 10,982
Article count: 8
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.7% percentile 1.2% BS Score8 analyzed articles11K 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 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Author 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 2.7% 2.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.4% 2.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.2% 0.2% 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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 0.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.0% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.1%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 1.3%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 0.3%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst