Publication summary
38%2 analyzed articles/videos1,209 analyzed words
BS Summary: These KCCI results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 3,254 hits. Analysis detected 21,871 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,953 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 66% (137 of 398 publications). This KCCI is worse (more manipulative) than 65.70% of the peer group.
KCCI
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%inlander.com1%
66%KCCI (selected)3%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%
Publication details
Total words: 28,953
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

66% percentile
025507510065.7% percentile
2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles29K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 9.0%9.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 3.8%3.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Publication 9.7%9.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.2%0.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 4.5%4.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 0.8%0.8%

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 9.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 11.2%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Publication 9.7%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos