Publication summary
52%2 analyzed articles/videos1,709 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ABC7 Chicago results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Availability Heuristic, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 18.2% saturation with 1,137 hits. Analysis detected 5,243 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,260 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 72% (118 of 410 publications). This ABC7 Chicago is worse (more manipulative) than 71.40% of the peer group.
ABC7 Chicago
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%Capital B News1%
1%Spotlight Delaware1%
1%The Banner1%
72%ABC7 Chicago (selected)3%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%
Publication details
Total words: 6,260
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

71% percentile
025507510071.4% percentile
2.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.4%7.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 6.3%6.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 18.2%18.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 7.2%7.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.7%4.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 3.0%3.0%

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: Publication 18.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 7.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate