Publication summary
50% 1 analyzed article/video 1,050 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Santa Maria Times results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 289 hits . Analysis detected 2,237 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,150 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 69% (119 of 379 publications). This Santa Maria Times is worse (more manipulative) than 68.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 3,150
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
69% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 68.8% percentile 2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 7.9% 7.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 9.2% 9.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.7% 6.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 5.2% 5.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 2.3% 2.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.4% 2.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 1.2% 1.2% 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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 9.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 1.9% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Straw Man: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 2.0% Begging the Question: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst