Publication summary
42% 6 analyzed articles/videos 2,040 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Post and Courier results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Framing Effect , and Availability Heuristic , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 1,002 hits . Analysis detected 6,252 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,608 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 14% (327 of 379 publications). This Post and Courier is better (less manipulative) than 86.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 13,608
Article count: 6
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.8% percentile 1.2% BS Score6 analyzed articles13.6K 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 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.4% 7.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.3% 2.3% 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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 6.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst