Publication summary
65% 12 analyzed articles/videos 8,271 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Richland Source results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Halo Effect , and Appeal to Authority , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 1,675 hits . Analysis detected 19,385 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,523 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 34% (267 of 400 publications). This Richland Source is better (less manipulative) than 66.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 26,523
Article count: 12
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.3% percentile 1.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles26.5K 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 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.4% 4.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.2% 5.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.8% 0.8% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 6.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 5.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 0.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, 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 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst