Publication summary
28% 1 analyzed article/video 989 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Iowa Public Radio results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 9.3% saturation with 366 hits . Analysis detected 2,477 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,956 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 59% (167 of 398 publications). This Iowa Public Radio is worse (more manipulative) than 58.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 3,956
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
58% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 58.2% percentile 2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles4K 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 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.8% 8.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.7% 1.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 9.3% 9.3% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Publication 0.3% 0.3% 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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 11.1% Anecdotal: Publication 9.3%, sitewide 5.2% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 1.7% Begging the Question: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 1.4% Unattributed Quote: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst