Publication summary
36% 29 analyzed articles/videos 32,987 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Persuasion results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Confirmation Bias , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 27,620 hits . Analysis detected 206,862 faulty-reasoning hits from 270,251 analyzed words across 29 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 24% (289 of 379 publications). This Persuasion is better (less manipulative) than 76.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 270,251
Article count: 29
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.8% percentile 1.4% BS Score29 analyzed articles270.3K 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 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.9% 0.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.7% 0.7% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 10.2%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst