Publication summary
63% 43 analyzed articles/videos 31,430 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Quillette results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 21,091 hits . Analysis detected 167,517 faulty-reasoning hits from 153,190 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 55% (175 of 382 publications). This Quillette is worse (more manipulative) than 54.30% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 153,190
Article count: 43
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
54% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 54.3% percentile 2.0% BS Score43 analyzed articles153.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 7.4% 7.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 9.2% 9.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 13.8% 13.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.4% 5.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.7% 0.7% 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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 9.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 13.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.4%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 9.1%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% False Dilemma: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Ad Hominem: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.2% Bandwagon: 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