Publication summary
11% 36 analyzed articles/videos 20,462 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Block Club Chicago results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Optimism Bias , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 6,071 hits . Analysis detected 61,670 faulty-reasoning hits from 105,967 analyzed words across 36 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (358 of 379 publications). This Block Club Chicago is better (less manipulative) than 94.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 105,967
Article count: 36
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.6% percentile 1.1% BS Score36 analyzed articles106K 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 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 3.2% 3.2% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: 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