Publication summary
10% 41 analyzed articles/videos 22,594 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Baltimore Sun results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 3,581 hits . Analysis detected 45,611 faulty-reasoning hits from 68,535 analyzed words across 30 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 17% (331 of 398 publications). This Baltimore Sun is better (less manipulative) than 83.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 68,535
Article count: 30
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
17% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 16.9% percentile 1.3% BS Score30 analyzed articles68.5K 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 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Publication 3.4% 3.4% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 0.5% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst