Publication summary
4% 38 analyzed articles/videos 28,078 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Berkeleyside results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 9,940 hits . Analysis detected 94,867 faulty-reasoning hits from 126,301 analyzed words across 35 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 28% (290 of 398 publications). This Berkeleyside is better (less manipulative) than 72.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 126,301
Article count: 35
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
27% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 27.2% percentile 1.4% BS Score35 analyzed articles126.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.9% 3.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.7% 2.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.9% 4.9% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Publication 7.9%, sitewide 6.7% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst