Publication summary
78% 8 analyzed articles/videos 7,265 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Portland Mercury results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.5% saturation with 4,559 hits . Analysis detected 24,221 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,034 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 53% (196 of 410 publications). This Portland Mercury is worse (more manipulative) than 52.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 26,034
Article count: 8
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
52% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 52.3% percentile 1.9% BS Score8 analyzed articles26K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.3% 5.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 17.5% 17.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.8% 7.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 7.5% 7.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.5% 2.5% 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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.8%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 17.5%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 7.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 0.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst