Publication summary
48% 10 analyzed articles/videos 9,484 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Phoenix New Times results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 2,281 hits . Analysis detected 23,972 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,676 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 20% (306 of 379 publications). This Phoenix New Times is better (less manipulative) than 80.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 35,676
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 19.3% percentile 1.3% BS Score10 analyzed articles35.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.3% 6.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.0% 1.0% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 0.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, 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