Publication summary
70% 16 analyzed articles/videos 8,863 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Richland Source results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Halo Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 2,153 hits . Analysis detected 24,104 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,067 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 43% (236 of 410 publications). This Richland Source is better (less manipulative) than 57.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 30,067
Article count: 16
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
43% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 42.5% percentile 1.7% BS Score16 analyzed articles30.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.7% 4.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.5% 3.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 6.3% 6.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.2% 1.2% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.4% 4.4% 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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 6.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 7.2%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 6.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 0.5% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst