Publication summary
0% 217 analyzed articles/videos 275,850 analyzed words
BS Summary: These BBC results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 78,013 hits . Analysis detected 1,016,599 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,354,441 analyzed words across 215 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 22% (298 of 379 publications). This BBC is better (less manipulative) than 78.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 1,354,441
Article count: 215
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
21% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.4% percentile 1.4% BS Score215 analyzed articles1.4M 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 4.7% 4.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 3.4% 3.4% 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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst