Publication summary
85% 101 analyzed articles/videos 52,456 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Daily Kos results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Politically Left Leaning Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23.1% saturation with 57,894 hits . Analysis detected 353,802 faulty-reasoning hits from 250,480 analyzed words across 101 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 71% (116 of 398 publications). This Daily Kos is worse (more manipulative) than 71.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 250,480
Article count: 101
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
71% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 71.0% percentile 2.6% BS Score101 analyzed articles250.5K 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 9.0% 9.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 23.1% 23.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 7.3% 7.3% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Publication 10.4% 10.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.7% 1.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 15.4% 15.4% 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 9.0%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 23.1%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Publication 15.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 7.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 10.4%, sitewide 2.0% Hasty Generalization: Publication 9.7%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Ad Hominem: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.0%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst