Author summary
78% 1 analyzed article/video 1,582 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ProPublica-Texas Tribune results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Confirmation Bias , and Negativity Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 14% saturation with 665 hits . Analysis detected 3,449 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,746 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 40% (3,820 of 6,361 authors). This ProPublica-Texas Tribune is better (less manipulative) than 60.00% of the peer group. ProPublica-Texas Tribune
Author details
Total words: 4,746
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.0% percentile 2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.7% 4.7% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 14.0% 14.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 0.4% 0.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 6.3% 6.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 0.6% 0.6% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Author 2.6% 2.6% 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 14.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 6.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 6.2%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Author 0.4%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Burden of Proof: Author 2.6%, sitewide 0.4% Loss Aversion: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.4% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.8%, sitewide 0.8% Begging the Question: Author 1.2%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst