Publication summary
20% 52 analyzed articles/videos 22,139 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Boston.com results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 6,572 hits . Analysis detected 70,703 faulty-reasoning hits from 104,059 analyzed words across 52 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 19% (308 of 379 publications). This Boston.com is better (less manipulative) than 81.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 104,059
Article count: 52
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.8% percentile 1.3% BS Score52 analyzed articles104.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.0% 6.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.3% 6.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.0% 6.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% 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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst