Author summary
64% 213 analyzed articles/videos 110,588 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Associated Press results contain 55 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 57,476 hits . Analysis detected 434,225 faulty-reasoning hits from 515,641 analyzed words across 213 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 14% (5,662 of 6,537 authors). This The Associated Press is better (less manipulative) than 86.60% of the peer group. The Associated Press
Author details
Total words: 515,641
Article count: 213
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.4% percentile 1.5% BS Score213 analyzed articles515.6K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 11.2% 11.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 11.0% 11.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.0% 3.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.9% 1.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 2.8% 2.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 2.2% 2.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 1.3% 1.3% 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 11.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 11.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Author 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Author 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.8%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst