Publication summary
0% 2 analyzed articles/videos 712 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ABC News results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 14,476 hits . Analysis detected 118,127 faulty-reasoning hits from 187,065 analyzed words across 92 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 12% (362 of 410 publications). This ABC News is better (less manipulative) than 88.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 187,065
Article count: 92
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.7% percentile 1.2% BS Score92 analyzed articles187.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.2% 1.2% 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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst