Publication summary
10% 29 analyzed articles/videos 26,773 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Medical News Today results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Hasty Generalization , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 7,384 hits . Analysis detected 59,114 faulty-reasoning hits from 115,641 analyzed words across 29 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 3% (368 of 379 publications). This Medical News Today is better (less manipulative) than 97.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 115,641
Article count: 29
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.9% percentile 1.0% BS Score29 analyzed articles115.6K 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 2.5% 2.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.0% 0.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.8% 4.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 0.8% 0.8% 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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst