Publication summary
85% 77 analyzed articles/videos 13,433 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Semafor results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 15.8% saturation with 9,937 hits . Analysis detected 81,394 faulty-reasoning hits from 63,085 analyzed words across 77 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 68% (124 of 379 publications). This Semafor is worse (more manipulative) than 67.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 63,085
Article count: 77
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
68% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 67.5% percentile 2.4% BS Score77 analyzed articles63.1K 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 15.8% 15.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 11.9% 11.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 6.7% 6.7% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Publication 5.2% 5.2% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 9.3% 9.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 5.3% 5.3% 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 15.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 11.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 6.7%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 9.3%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Publication 5.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 7.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 5.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 0.0% Pessimism Bias: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 1.9% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.8%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst