Publication summary
â 9% 46 analyzed articles/videos 21,572 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science News results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Optimism Bias , and Negativity Bias , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 4.5% saturation with 4,517 hits . Analysis detected 56,201 faulty-reasoning hits from 100,753 analyzed words across 46 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of â 6% (377 of 398 publications). This Science News is better (less manipulative) than 94.70% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 100,753
Article count: 46
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.3% percentile 1.1% BS Score46 analyzed articles100.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0â50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.1% 0.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.5% 4.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst