Publication summary
9% 34 analyzed articles/videos 10,991 analyzed words
BS Summary: These San Francisco Chronicle results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 5,220 hits . Analysis detected 54,150 faulty-reasoning hits from 76,435 analyzed words across 34 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 21% (300 of 379 publications). This San Francisco Chronicle is better (less manipulative) than 79.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 76,435
Article count: 34
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
21% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 20.9% percentile 1.4% BS Score34 analyzed articles76.4K 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 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.3% 4.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.9% 2.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.0% 4.0% 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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst