Publication summary
28% 72 analyzed articles/videos 47,138 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Grist results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 23,351 hits . Analysis detected 219,310 faulty-reasoning hits from 342,082 analyzed words across 72 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 14% (355 of 410 publications). This Grist is better (less manipulative) than 86.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 342,082
Article count: 72
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.4% percentile 1.2% BS Score72 analyzed articles342.1K 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 5.0% 5.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.3% 1.3% 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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst