Publication summary
5% 4 analyzed articles/videos 1,725 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pasadena Now results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 490 hits . Analysis detected 3,065 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,371 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 15% (352 of 410 publications). This Pasadena Now is better (less manipulative) than 85.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 7,371
Article count: 4
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.2% percentile 1.2% BS Score4 analyzed articles7.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.7% 6.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.0% 6.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.6% 1.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.3% 0.3% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 1.1% False Dilemma: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst