Publication summary
3% 15 analyzed articles/videos 14,390 analyzed words
BS Summary: These FactCheck.org results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 4.9% saturation with 5,289 hits . Analysis detected 51,045 faulty-reasoning hits from 107,140 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 1% (377 of 379 publications). This FactCheck.org is better (less manipulative) than 99.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 107,140
Article count: 15
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
1% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.5% percentile 0.9% BS Score15 analyzed articles107.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.9% 4.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% 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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst