Publication summary
93% 18 analyzed articles/videos 4,516 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Crooks and Liars results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Ad Hominem , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23.7% saturation with 4,728 hits . Analysis detected 29,066 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,922 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 84% (95 of 556 publications). This Crooks and Liars is worse (more manipulative) than 83.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 19,922
Article count: 18
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
83% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 83.1% percentile 3.0% BS Score18 analyzed articles19.9K 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 7.3% 7.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 23.7% 23.7% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Publication 10.8% 10.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Publication 9.8% 9.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 2.3% 2.3% 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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 23.7%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Publication 17.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 7.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Ad Hominem: Publication 10.8%, sitewide 2.2% Hasty Generalization: Publication 10.3%, sitewide 8.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 9.8%, sitewide 2.0% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Straw Man: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst