Publication summary
74% 11 analyzed articles/videos 3,945 analyzed words
BS Summary: These NBC Chicago results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.8% saturation with 2,191 hits . Analysis detected 14,010 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,555 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 47% (220 of 410 publications). This NBC Chicago is better (less manipulative) than 53.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 18,555
Article count: 11
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.5% percentile 1.8% BS Score11 analyzed articles18.6K 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 9.1% 9.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.8% 11.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 0.5% 0.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 10.2% 10.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.6% 0.6% 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 9.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 10.2%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 0.5% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.7%, sitewide 0.8% Recency Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst