Author summary
18% 12 analyzed articles/videos 799 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Japan Times results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Optimism Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 1,070 hits . Analysis detected 5,524 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,687 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 3% (6,443 of 6,628 authors). This The Japan Times is better (less manipulative) than 97.20% of the peer group. The Japan Times
Author details
Total words: 13,687
Article count: 12
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.8% percentile 1.1% BS Score12 analyzed articles13.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 7.8% 7.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 1.7% 1.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Author 1.2% 1.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 0.8% 0.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Author 1.1% 1.1% 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 7.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 1.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 1.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Author 1.2%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Author 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Author 3.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Author 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Author 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Author 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Author 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Author 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Author 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Author 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Author 0.7%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Author 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst