Publication summary
95% 514 analyzed articles/videos 297,824 analyzed words
BS Summary: These MS NOW results contain 55 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 19.2% saturation with 236,505 hits . Analysis detected 1,897,531 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,232,556 analyzed words across 513 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 75% (106 of 410 publications). This MS NOW is worse (more manipulative) than 74.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 1,232,556
Article count: 513
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
74% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 74.3% percentile 2.8% BS Score513 analyzed articles1.2M analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 15.4% 15.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 14.2% 14.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.4% 5.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Publication 5.3% 5.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 1.2% 1.2% 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 15.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 19.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 9.8%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 14.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 8.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 7.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 2.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 4.8%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 1.9% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst