Publication summary
33% 8 analyzed articles/videos 6,200 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Investigate Midwest results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 2,676 hits . Analysis detected 13,366 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,878 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 31% (394 of 564 publications). This Investigate Midwest is better (less manipulative) than 69.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 27,878
Article count: 8
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.2% percentile 1.1% BS Score8 analyzed articles27.9K 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 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 9.6% 9.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% 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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 9.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst