Publication summary
5%53 analyzed articles/videos27,273 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cognoscenti results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.1% saturation with 6,765 hits. Analysis detected 74,641 faulty-reasoning hits from 132,807 analyzed words across 53 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 4% (382 of 398 publications). This Cognoscenti is better (less manipulative) than 96.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

4% percentile
02550751004.0% percentile
1.1% BS Score53 analyzed articles132.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.2%2.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.7%3.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, 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 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

As time runs out on TPS for Haitians, leaders and advocates in Boston urge Congress to take action24%
WBUR News5%By Bianca Garcia0%7/23/2026, 5:24:24 PM
Scientists confirm rare 'parasite-like' cancer in bullhead catfish from Lake Memphremagog31%
WBUR News5%By Abagael Giles39% Vermont Public39%7/23/2026, 6:55:54 AM
Gov. Healey declares new Parole Board pick after her last nominee was rejected10%
WBUR News5%By Katie Castellani18% State House News Service33%7/23/2026, 6:29:12 AM
Competition for Maine's Democratic Senate nomination down to 2 candidates26%
WBUR News5%By Kevin Miller65% Maine Public65%7/23/2026, 6:28:00 AM
Availab…11%Negativ…16%Appeal …16%Anecdot…16%
State senate considers mandatory screening test for a virus in newborns8%
WBUR Up Next5%By Stephanie Brown33% Lynn Jolicoeur3%7/22/2026, 7:03:57 PM
'Millionaire's tax' supporters say $3.4B haul shows wealthy are staying in Mass.62%
WBUR News5%By Colin A. Young29% State House News Service33%7/22/2026, 6:45:52 AM
Inside a botched ICE raid in Vermont, based on review of 130 hours of body cam footage19%
WBUR News5%By Vermont Public Staff0%7/22/2026, 6:15:00 AM
Mass. Senate wants to address primary-care doctor shortage4%
WBUR News5%By Jamie Perkins0% The New Bedford Light via The Associated Press0%7/22/2026, 5:29:59 AM
Massachusetts eyes Norway's rehabilitation-focused prison model27%
WBUR News5%By Stephanie Brown33%7/22/2026, 5:26:18 AM
The Red Sox have won 14 straight. They need 1 more to match an 80-year-old franchise record12%
WBUR News5%By Ken Powtak4% The Associated Press64%7/21/2026, 6:45:35 AM