Publication summary
86%1 analyzed article/video450 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Atlanta News First results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Overconfidence Bias, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 17.9% saturation with 242 hits. Analysis detected 1,300 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,350 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of 90% (43 of 398 publications). This Atlanta News First is worse (more manipulative) than 89.40% of the peer group.
Atlanta News First
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%inlander.com1%
90%Atlanta News First (selected)5%
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: 1,350
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

89% percentile
025507510089.4% percentile
4.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 17.9%17.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.0%1.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Publication 8.4%8.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Publication 7.4%7.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 7.0%7.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 12.2%12.2%

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: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Publication 17.9%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 12.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 7.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 8.7%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 8.4%, sitewide 0.5%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Indoctrination: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Anchoring Bias: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 4.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Loss Aversion: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 2.5%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 0.7%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

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