Publication summary
31% 4 analyzed articles/videos 795 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Inside Higher Ed results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Negativity Bias , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 477 hits . Analysis detected 2,615 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,846 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 34% (376 of 567 publications). This Inside Higher Ed is better (less manipulative) than 66.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 8,846
Article count: 4
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
34% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.7% percentile 1.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.8K 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 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.4% 0.4% 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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 1.5% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 1.4% Horn Effect: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 1.0% Straw Man: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst