Publication summary
85% 255 analyzed articles/videos 269,455 analyzed words
BS Summary: These L.A. TACO results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 116,032 hits . Analysis detected 1,127,890 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,000,803 analyzed words across 255 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 56% (167 of 378 publications). This L.A. TACO is worse (more manipulative) than 56.00% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 1,000,803
Article count: 255
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
56% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 56.0% percentile 2.1% BS Score255 analyzed articles1M analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 11.6% 11.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.3% 11.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 10.8% 10.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 8.7% 8.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.7% 1.7% 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 11.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 10.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 8.7%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 6.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 2.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst