Publication summary
60%20 analyzed articles/videos6,109 analyzed words
BS Summary: These KTVU results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 1,850 hits. Analysis detected 18,563 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,887 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 38% (248 of 397 publications). This KTVU is better (less manipulative) than 62.40% of the peer group.
KTVU
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
38%KTVU (selected)2%
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: 23,887
Article count: 20
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

38% percentile
025507510037.6% percentile
1.6% BS Score20 analyzed articles23.9K 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 7.0%7.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.7%5.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 7.7%7.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.1%3.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 3.6%3.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 3.2%3.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 1.4%1.4%

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 7.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 7.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate