Author summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These WBUR Newsroom results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Negativity Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.3% saturation with 182 hits . Analysis detected 1,066 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,188 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 6,348 authors). This WBUR Newsroom is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. WBUR Newsroom
Author details
Total words: 1,188
Article count: 1
Publications
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Author 11.5% 11.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Author 7.4% 7.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Author 15.3% 15.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Author 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Author 8.0% 8.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Author 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Author 4.5% 4.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Author 4.7% 4.7% Circular Reasoning Sitewide 0.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Author 3.1% 3.1% 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 11.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Author 8.0%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Author 15.3%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Author 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Author 4.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Author 4.7%, sitewide 8.1% Optimism Bias: Author 7.4%, sitewide 6.0% Halo Effect: Author 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Bandwagon: Author 3.4%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Author 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Circular Reasoning: Author 3.1%, sitewide 0.1% Unattributed Quote: Author 3.1%, sitewide 1.1% Pessimism Bias: Author 2.9%, sitewide 1.9% Recency Bias: Author 2.2%, sitewide 2.7% Hindsight Bias: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.4% Representativeness Heuristic: Author 2.4%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Author 2.2%, sitewide 1.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Author 1.3%, sitewide 0.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Author 0.9%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Author rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst