Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These WBEZ Staff results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Indoctrination , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 210 hits . Analysis detected 1,230 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,584 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,603 authors). This WBEZ Staff is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. WBEZ Staff
Author details
Total words: 1,584
Article count: 1
Publications
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Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 4.5% 4.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 0.6% 0.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Author 13.3% 13.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.2% 8.2% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Author 7.5% 7.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Author 6.6% 6.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 3.2% 3.2% 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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 4.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.2%, sitewide 15.9% Anecdotal: Author 13.3%, sitewide 5.2% Appeal to Authority: Author 1.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 0.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 3.2%, sitewide 8.1% Indoctrination: Author 7.5%, sitewide 0.0% Halo Effect: Author 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 6.6%, sitewide 0.5% Optimism Bias: Author 3.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anchoring Bias: Author 5.6%, sitewide 4.0% False Dilemma: Author 5.2%, sitewide 1.5% Overconfidence Bias: Author 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Author 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Begging the Question: Author 3.4%, sitewide 1.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Author 1.2%, sitewide 0.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 1.1%, sitewide 0.8% Straw Man: Author 0.6%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst