Publication summary
48% 10 analyzed articles/videos 4,725 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Post and Courier results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 1,371 hits . Analysis detected 12,873 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,876 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 14% (343 of 398 publications). This Post and Courier is better (less manipulative) than 86.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 24,876
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.9% percentile 1.2% BS Score10 analyzed articles24.9K 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 4.6% 4.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 1.3% 1.3% 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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst