Publication summary
23% 27 analyzed articles/videos 9,976 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Baltimore Sun results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 3,435 hits . Analysis detected 43,634 faulty-reasoning hits from 65,982 analyzed words across 27 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 16% (320 of 379 publications). This Baltimore Sun is better (less manipulative) than 84.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 65,982
Article count: 27
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.6% percentile 1.3% BS Score27 analyzed articles66K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 4.5% 4.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Publication 3.6% 3.6% 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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 0.5% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst