Publication summary
17% 2 analyzed articles/videos 400 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pasadena Now results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Self-Serving Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 187 hits . Analysis detected 1,445 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,396 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 49% (210 of 409 publications). This Pasadena Now is better (less manipulative) than 51.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 3,396
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.8% percentile 1.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.4K 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 5.5% 5.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 0.4% 0.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Publication 0.2% 0.2% 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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Sunk Cost Effect: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.3% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 1.5% Hindsight Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 1.4% Special Pleading: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 0.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 0.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 0.8%, sitewide 0.8% Circular Reasoning: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 0.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst