Publication summary
0% 420 analyzed articles/videos 261,145 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Belleville News-Democrat results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 87,018 hits . Analysis detected 902,961 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,184,437 analyzed words across 419 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 24% (290 of 379 publications). This Belleville News-Democrat is better (less manipulative) than 76.50% of the peer group. Belleville News-Democrat
Publication details
Total words: 1,184,437
Article count: 419
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.5% percentile 1.4% BS Score419 analyzed articles1.2M analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 7.3% 7.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.1% 7.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.6% 6.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 1.8% 1.8% 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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst