Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 324 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Townhall Staff results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including In-Group Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Indoctrination , with Politically Right Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 48.9% saturation with 634 hits . Analysis detected 4,342 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,296 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.5% and a BS Rank of 95% (318 of 6,263 authors). This Townhall Staff is worse (more manipulative) than 94.90% of the peer group. Townhall Staff
Author details
Total words: 1,296
Article count: 1
Publications
Ranking context Position among analyzed authors
95% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 94.9% percentile 10.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Author 48.9% 48.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Author 40.7% 40.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 35.3% 35.3% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 29.3% 29.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 4.9% 4.9% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 13.0% 13.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 18.6% 18.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 9.0% 9.0% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Author 12.0% 12.0% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Author 9.1% 9.1% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Author 48.9%, sitewide 1.4% In-Group Bias: Author 40.7%, sitewide 6.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 35.3%, sitewide 5.3% Indoctrination: Author 29.3%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect: Author 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Author 23.0%, sitewide 15.9% Negativity Bias: Author 9.0%, sitewide 19.2% Halo Effect: Author 18.6%, sitewide 6.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 13.0%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Authority: Author 12.6%, sitewide 11.1% Bandwagon: Author 12.0%, sitewide 2.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Author 10.3%, sitewide 3.1% Straw Man: Author 9.1%, sitewide 0.9% Availability Heuristic: Author 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 7.1%, sitewide 8.1% False Dilemma: Author 7.7%, sitewide 1.5% Confirmation Bias: Author 5.9%, sitewide 7.5% Anecdotal: Author 7.3%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias: Author 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Slippery Slope: Author 5.7%, sitewide 1.7% Ad Hominem: Author 5.1%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Author 4.8%, sitewide 4.6% Begging the Question: Author 4.3%, sitewide 1.7% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst