Publication summary
62%3 analyzed articles/videos2,228 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Sanford Herald results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 1,387 hits. Analysis detected 9,648 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,688 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 61% (149 of 379 publications). This The Sanford Herald is worse (more manipulative) than 60.80% of the peer group.
The Sanford Herald
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Brookings1%
1%FactCheck.org1%
1%@politifact1%
2%Berkeleyside1%
61%The Sanford Herald (selected)3%
99%Utah Hockey Club13%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
100%NBC 6 South Florida33%
Publication details
Total words: 10,688
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

61% percentile
025507510060.8% percentile
2.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles10.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 13.0%13.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 9.2%9.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 8.2%8.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 4.6%4.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Publication 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 1.7%1.7%

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 13.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 9.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 8.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 1.5%Begging the Question: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

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