Publication summary
9% 11 analyzed articles/videos 5,618 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Providence Journal results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Self-Serving Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.2% saturation with 963 hits . Analysis detected 8,524 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,660 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 14% (477 of 550 publications). This The Providence Journal is better (less manipulative) than 86.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 22,660
Article count: 11
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.3% percentile 0.9% BS Score11 analyzed articles22.7K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.6% 1.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% 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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst