Publication summary
60% 7 analyzed articles/videos 8,952 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The American Prospect results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 3,650 hits . Analysis detected 34,442 faulty-reasoning hits from 45,047 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 26% (284 of 379 publications). This The American Prospect is better (less manipulative) than 74.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 45,047
Article count: 7
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25% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 25.1% percentile 1.4% BS Score7 analyzed articles45K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.5% 4.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.2% 2.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.5% 0.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.7% 0.7% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 1.4% 1.4% 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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 8.1%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 5.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.7%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 1.9% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst