Publication summary
84%524 analyzed articles/videos424,082 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Goats and Soda (NPR) results contain 55 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.3% saturation with 190,821 hits. Analysis detected 1,636,516 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,682,973 analyzed words across 522 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 43% (229 of 399 publications). This Goats and Soda (NPR) is better (less manipulative) than 57.30% of the peer group.
Goats and Soda (NPR)

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

43% percentile
025507510042.7% percentile
1.8% BS Score522 analyzed articles1.7M analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 11.1%11.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 6.6%6.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 11.3%11.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 6.1%6.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 4.4%4.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 3.5%3.5%

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 11.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 11.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Why Orthodox Jews are opposing the new daylight saving bill in Congress23%
NPR84%By Yonat Shimron13%7/16/2026, 5:24:31 PM
At NATO summit in Turkey, Trump says he believes ceasefire with Iran is 'over'28%
NPR84%By Deepa Shivaram0%7/8/2026, 9:12:59 AM
This factory was severely short on workers. Then it offered flexible work15%
NPR84%By Andrea Hsu0%7/8/2026, 9:01:00 AM
Reigning champion Argentina escapes with remarkable World Cup victory over Egypt61%
NPR84%By Jasmine Garsd0% Russell Lewis0%7/7/2026, 6:49:12 PM
Trump’s NATO pressure campaign continues as summit begins29%
NPR84%By Fatma Tanis0% Danielle Kurtzleben55%7/7/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Heirs of 'odious' 169-year-old Supreme Court ruling see modern parallels35%
NPR84%By Carrie Johnson0%7/7/2026, 9:00:00 AM
This World Cup marks end of era for Ronaldo and other soccer greats49%
NPR84%By Juliana Kim87%7/6/2026, 9:31:21 PM
The U.S. faces Belgium in the World Cup on the heels of Trump-Infantino red card call41%
NPR84%By Becky Sullivan68%7/6/2026, 8:00:00 AM
Trump won spending promises from NATO last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them46%
NPR84%By The Associated Press63%7/6/2026, 6:06:17 AM
In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism19%
NPR84%By The Associated Press63%7/4/2026, 8:34:31 PM