Publication summary
42% 16 analyzed articles/videos 17,614 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Investigative Post results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Confirmation Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 7,341 hits . Analysis detected 36,387 faulty-reasoning hits from 72,007 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 22% (440 of 564 publications). This Investigative Post is better (less manipulative) than 78.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 72,007
Article count: 16
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.0% percentile 1.0% BS Score16 analyzed articles72K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 10.2% 10.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.0% 3.0% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 10.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst