Publication summary
67%21 analyzed articles/videos8,130 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lost Coast Outpost results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 3,025 hits. Analysis detected 29,949 faulty-reasoning hits from 34,658 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 42% (232 of 398 publications). This Lost Coast Outpost is better (less manipulative) than 58.20% of the peer group.
Lost Coast Outpost
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%The Banner1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
42%Lost Coast Outpost (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: 34,658
Article count: 21
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

42% percentile
025507510041.8% percentile
1.7% BS Score21 analyzed articles34.7K 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 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.1%4.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.4%3.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 2.5%2.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Publication 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 3.7%3.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Publication 1.1%1.1%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 8.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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