Publication summary
6% 49 analyzed articles/videos 37,773 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Colorado Sun results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 10,540 hits . Analysis detected 94,967 faulty-reasoning hits from 180,070 analyzed words across 49 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 3% (389 of 399 publications). This The Colorado Sun is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 180,070
Article count: 49
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.5% percentile 1.0% BS Score49 analyzed articles180.1K 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 3.8% 3.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.3% 1.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.7% 1.7% 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 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst