Publication summary
0%40 analyzed articles/videos27,946 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colorado Public Radio results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 26.7% saturation with 22,011 hits. Analysis detected 133,207 faulty-reasoning hits from 82,346 analyzed words across 40 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of 83% (68 of 379 publications). This Colorado Public Radio is worse (more manipulative) than 82.30% of the peer group.
Colorado Public Radio

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

82% percentile
025507510082.3% percentile
3.4% BS Score40 analyzed articles82.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 13.0%13.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Publication 4.6%4.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 6.5%6.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 2.1%2.1%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Publication 4.6%4.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 5.7%5.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 5.0%5.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 3.9%3.9%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Publication 1.9%1.9%

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 26.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 19.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 13.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 11.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Publication 7.6%, sitewide 6.9%Confirmation Bias: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 6.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 4.0%Loss Aversion: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 2.5%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Fourth Colorado child dies of flu this respiratory viral season88%
Colorado Public Radio0%By John Daley0%2/5/2026, 12:43:09 AM
Protection for bison, renters and more. Here are some of the new laws going into effect January 168%
Colorado Public Radio0%By Bente Birkeland0%12/31/2025, 11:00:00 AM
Metro Denver could see a couple inches of snow Saturday night82%
Colorado Public Radio0%By Sarah Mulholland0%12/26/2025, 6:25:28 PM
State lottery proceeds will fund land conservation, recreation and other projects around Southern Colorado59%
Colorado Public Radio0%By Shanna Lewis0%12/26/2025, 11:00:00 AM
Three takeaways from Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame inductees78%
Colorado Public Radio0%By Hayley Sanchez0%12/26/2025, 11:00:00 AM
Dec. 26, 2025: A Kwanzaa extravaganza and a singer who lives the principles everyday!96%
Colorado Public Radio0%By Chandra Thomas Whitfield0%12/26/2025, 10:13:25 AM
Ski Patrol leader talks new challenges, changing demographics for ski industry’s first responders91%
Colorado Public Radio0%By Tom Hesse0%12/25/2025, 8:00:00 PM
New study reveals rural areas in Southern Colorado have high risks for wildfires but low resources88%
Colorado Public Radio0%By Briana Heaney0%12/25/2025, 11:00:00 AM
Economic boon or disaster? Trying to move through the haze surrounding marijuana reclassification90%
Colorado Public Radio0%By Anthony Cotton0%12/25/2025, 11:00:00 AM
Dec. 25, 2025: Celebrate the season with the 10th Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza!96%
Colorado Public Radio0%By Ryan Warner0%12/25/2025, 10:50:42 AM