Publication summary
20% 7 analyzed articles/videos 3,056 analyzed words
BS Summary: These bostonherald results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 4,595 hits . Analysis detected 42,274 faulty-reasoning hits from 55,374 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 33% (256 of 379 publications). This bostonherald is better (less manipulative) than 67.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 55,374
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 32.5% percentile 1.6% BS Score7 analyzed articles55.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 8.3% 8.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.6% 0.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 0.1% 0.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% 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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 8.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst