Publication summary
66% 4 analyzed articles/videos 6,513 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bolts results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Anecdotal , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 1,968 hits . Analysis detected 15,646 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,977 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 30% (290 of 410 publications). This Bolts is better (less manipulative) than 70.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 22,977
Article count: 4
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
29% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.3% percentile 1.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles23K 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 5.8% 5.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.5% 0.5% 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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 5.2% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst