Publication summary
25% 14 analyzed articles/videos 4,070 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Qcitymetro results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 1,544 hits . Analysis detected 13,317 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,053 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 18% (313 of 379 publications). This Qcitymetro is better (less manipulative) than 82.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 25,053
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
18% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 17.5% percentile 1.3% BS Score14 analyzed articles25.1K 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 4.6% 4.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 4.9% 4.9% 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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 4.9%, sitewide 0.5% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst