Publication summary
14% 42 analyzed articles/videos 15,430 analyzed words
BS Summary: These San Francisco Chronicle results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 5,950 hits . Analysis detected 65,202 faulty-reasoning hits from 92,780 analyzed words across 42 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 22% (322 of 410 publications). This San Francisco Chronicle is better (less manipulative) than 78.50% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 92,780
Article count: 42
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.5% percentile 1.3% BS Score42 analyzed articles92.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.5% 5.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 6.4% 6.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.7% 4.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.8% 0.8% 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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst