Publication summary
8% 77 analyzed articles/videos 48,465 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Live Science results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Optimism Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 4.2% saturation with 11,325 hits . Analysis detected 153,116 faulty-reasoning hits from 269,773 analyzed words across 77 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (387 of 410 publications). This Live Science is better (less manipulative) than 94.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 269,773
Article count: 77
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.6% percentile 1.1% BS Score77 analyzed articles269.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.2% 4.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.8% 1.8% 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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst