Publication summary
64% 7 analyzed articles/videos 3,598 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dallas Observer results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 1,564 hits . Analysis detected 14,096 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,271 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 41% (229 of 386 publications). This Dallas Observer is better (less manipulative) than 59.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 19,271
Article count: 7
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41% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.8% percentile 1.7% BS Score7 analyzed articles19.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 8.1% 8.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.4% 4.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 4.3% 4.3% 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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst