Publication summary
24% 56 analyzed articles/videos 31,190 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Boston Globe results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Halo Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 10,842 hits . Analysis detected 94,011 faulty-reasoning hits from 145,134 analyzed words across 56 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 13% (332 of 379 publications). This Boston Globe is better (less manipulative) than 87.60% of the peer group. Boston Globe
Publication details
Total words: 145,134
Article count: 56
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 12.4% percentile 1.2% BS Score56 analyzed articles145.1K 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 5.2% 5.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.5% 7.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.9% 3.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.2% 1.2% 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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, 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 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst