Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 281 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NPR's International Desk results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 16% saturation with 180 hits . Analysis detected 1,822 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,124 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.8% and a BS Rank of 90% (664 of 6,382 authors). This NPR's International Desk is worse (more manipulative) than 89.60% of the peer group. NPR's International Desk
Author details
Total words: 1,124
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
90% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 89.6% percentile 6.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.1K 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 11.2% 11.2% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 15.6% 15.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.8% 7.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 16.0% 16.0% False Dilemma Sitewide 1.5% Author 11.8% 11.8% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Author 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 4.0% 4.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 12.4% 12.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 12.3% 12.3% Special Pleading Sitewide 0.3% Author 4.0% 4.0% 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 11.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.8%, sitewide 19.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 16.0%, sitewide 4.6% Appeal to Emotion: Author 15.2%, sitewide 15.9% Unattributed Quote: Author 15.6%, sitewide 1.1% Biased Writer Voice: Author 12.4%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Author 12.3%, sitewide 6.9% False Dilemma: Author 11.8%, sitewide 1.5% Appeal to Authority: Author 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 8.6%, sitewide 0.0% Halo Effect: Author 4.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 5.3%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Author 4.1%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Author 4.0%, sitewide 1.7% Self-Serving Bias: Author 4.0%, sitewide 3.7% Special Pleading: Author 4.0%, sitewide 0.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.8% Indoctrination: Author 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.5% Blind-Spot Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 0.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst