Publication summary
6% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,077 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Commercial Appeal results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Availability Heuristic , and Ambiguity (Equivocation) , with Anchoring Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 189 hits . Analysis detected 1,244 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,231 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 50% (209 of 410 publications). This The Commercial Appeal is better (less manipulative) than 50.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 3,231
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 49.1% percentile 1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.2K 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 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Publication 3.7% 3.7% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anchoring Bias: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 4.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.3% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 3.7%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Hindsight Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 1.4% Burden of Proof: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 0.4% Unattributed Quote: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 1.1% Primacy Effect: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 0.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst