Publication summary
29% 65 analyzed articles/videos 39,733 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 7.1% saturation with 21,825 hits . Analysis detected 206,730 faulty-reasoning hits from 306,483 analyzed words across 65 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 16% (319 of 379 publications). This Grist is better (less manipulative) than 84.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 306,483
Article count: 65
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.9% percentile 1.3% BS Score65 analyzed articles306.5K 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 5.2% 5.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.1% 7.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.4% 4.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.1% 4.1% 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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, 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% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst