Publication summary
57% 23 analyzed articles/videos 6,326 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Columbian results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 2,302 hits . Analysis detected 17,806 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,936 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 44% (311 of 548 publications). This The Columbian is better (less manipulative) than 56.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 25,936
Article count: 23
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
43% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 43.3% percentile 1.4% BS Score23 analyzed articles25.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.9% 8.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 0.8% 0.8% 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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst