Publication summary
35% 31 analyzed articles/videos 26,269 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Berkeleyside results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Biased Writer Voice , and Negativity Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 9,486 hits . Analysis detected 82,977 faulty-reasoning hits from 110,812 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 25% (286 of 379 publications). This Berkeleyside is better (less manipulative) than 75.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 110,812
Article count: 31
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
25% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 24.6% percentile 1.4% BS Score31 analyzed articles110.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.6% 5.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.7% 4.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Halo Effect: Publication 8.6%, sitewide 6.7% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, 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