Publication summary
60% 430 analyzed articles/videos 361,169 analyzed words
BS Summary: These CalMatters results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 12,332 hits . Analysis detected 105,145 faulty-reasoning hits from 160,411 analyzed words across 36 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 15% (325 of 379 publications). This CalMatters is better (less manipulative) than 85.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 160,411
Article count: 36
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.3% percentile 1.3% BS Score36 analyzed articles160.4K 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 5.8% 5.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.0% 2.0% 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 7.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst