Publication summary
99% 342 analyzed articles/videos 80,443 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NBC News results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Halo Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 7,799 hits . Analysis detected 73,989 faulty-reasoning hits from 110,659 analyzed words across 61 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 14% (328 of 379 publications). This NBC News is better (less manipulative) than 86.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 110,659
Article count: 61
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.5% percentile 1.3% BS Score61 analyzed articles110.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.1% 6.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.0% 7.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.6% 1.6% 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 6.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst