Publication summary
21% 69 analyzed articles/videos 41,401 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Inquirer.com results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Halo Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 10,650 hits . Analysis detected 114,525 faulty-reasoning hits from 187,229 analyzed words across 69 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (371 of 410 publications). This Inquirer.com is better (less manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group. Inquirer.com
Publication details
Total words: 187,229
Article count: 69
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.5% percentile 1.2% BS Score69 analyzed articles187.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.7% 2.7% 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 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.8%, 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 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst