Publication summary
25% 68 analyzed articles/videos 86,206 analyzed words
BS Summary: These ProPublica results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 45,409 hits . Analysis detected 337,376 faulty-reasoning hits from 555,643 analyzed words across 68 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (357 of 379 publications). This ProPublica is better (less manipulative) than 94.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 555,643
Article count: 68
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.8% percentile 1.1% BS Score68 analyzed articles555.6K 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 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.5% 4.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.2% 8.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.9% 2.9% 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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst