Publication summary
⁠37%2 analyzed articles/videos301 analyzed words
BS Summary: These KOB.com results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and In-Group Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 361 hits. Analysis detected 2,621 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,706 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠69% (130 of 410 publications). This KOB.com is worse (more manipulative) than 68.50% of the peer group.
KOB.com
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
⁠0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
⁠1%Brookings1%
⁠1%Capital B News1%
⁠1%Spotlight Delaware1%
⁠1%The Banner1%
⁠69%KOB.com (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

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

69% percentile
025507510068.5% percentile
2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.7K 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 9.7%9.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.5%7.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 1.9%1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 7.0%7.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.7%2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.2%2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Publication 1.1%1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 0.9%0.9%

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 9.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 7.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.9%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos