Publication summary
23% 29 analyzed articles/videos 10,151 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Portland Press Herald results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 3.7% saturation with 1,462 hits . Analysis detected 19,252 faulty-reasoning hits from 39,932 analyzed words across 29 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 30% (400 of 565 publications). This The Portland Press Herald is better (less manipulative) than 70.70% of the peer group. The Portland Press Herald Publication details
Total words: 39,932
Article count: 29
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
29% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.3% percentile 1.0% BS Score29 analyzed articles39.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.9% 0.9% 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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst