Publication summary
62%22 analyzed articles/videos6,109 analyzed words
BS Summary: These KTVU results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Optimism Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 2,218 hits. Analysis detected 21,160 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,670 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 37% (251 of 398 publications). This KTVU is better (less manipulative) than 63.00% 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%inlander.com1%
37%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: 27,670
Article count: 22
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

37% percentile
025507510037.0% percentile
1.6% BS Score22 analyzed articles27.7K 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 6.7%6.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.4%3.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 3.3%3.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 1.3%1.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 8.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate