Publication summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These KPBS Public Media results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Pessimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 19.8% saturation with 742 hits . Analysis detected 2,896 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,750 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 400 publications). This KPBS Public Media is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 3,750
Article count: 1
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0% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.0% percentile 0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.8K 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 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 9.4% 9.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 5.2% 5.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Publication 4.5% 4.5% 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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 19.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 9.4%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Pessimism Bias: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.9%, sitewide 0.8% Recency Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Begging the Question: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 1.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 1.4% Tu Quoque: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 0.2% Unattributed Quote: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst