Publication summary
10% 50 analyzed articles/videos 22,531 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science News results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Optimism Bias , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 4.4% saturation with 4,844 hits . Analysis detected 61,269 faulty-reasoning hits from 110,234 analyzed words across 50 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (389 of 410 publications). This Science News is better (less manipulative) than 94.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 110,234
Article count: 50
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.1% percentile 1.1% BS Score50 analyzed articles110.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.1% 0.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.4% 4.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.9% 3.9% 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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.3%, 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 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, 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