Publication summary
0%20 analyzed articles/videos14,726 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Healthline results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Appeal to Authority, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 5,787 hits. Analysis detected 35,059 faulty-reasoning hits from 68,375 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 11% (366 of 410 publications). This Healthline is better (less manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group.
Healthline
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%inlander.com1%
11%Healthline (selected)2%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

11% percentile
025507510010.8% percentile
1.2% BS Score20 analyzed articles68.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 1.1%1.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Publication 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.5%1.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 3.0%3.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Publication 0.6%0.6%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Publication 8.5%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate