Publication summary
16% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,417 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NBC Los Angeles results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Confirmation Bias , with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 576 hits . Analysis detected 5,491 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,407 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 34% (274 of 410 publications). This NBC Los Angeles is better (less manipulative) than 66.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 8,407
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.3% percentile 1.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles8.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% 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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 3.7% Halo Effect: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst