Publication summary
69% 7 analyzed articles/videos 7,607 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Knock LA results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 3,570 hits . Analysis detected 28,693 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,678 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 47% (202 of 379 publications). This Knock LA is better (less manipulative) than 53.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 30,678
Article count: 7
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.8% percentile 1.8% BS Score7 analyzed articles30.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.6% 11.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 9.1% 9.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.2% 0.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 9.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 9.3%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.3%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 2.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 1.9% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst