Publication summary
5% 22 analyzed articles/videos 14,380 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Greenville News results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 2.4% saturation with 1,499 hits . Analysis detected 18,532 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,616 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.6% and a BS Rank of 2% (551 of 557 publications). This The Greenville News is better (less manipulative) than 98.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 62,616
Article count: 22
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
1% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.1% percentile 0.6% BS Score22 analyzed articles62.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.3% 1.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.4% 2.4% 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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.8%, 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 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst