Publication summary
80% 6 analyzed articles/videos 997 analyzed words
BS Summary: These SFGate results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Unattributed Quote , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.9% saturation with 855 hits . Analysis detected 4,409 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,741 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 54% (187 of 398 publications). This SFGate is worse (more manipulative) than 53.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 5,741
Article count: 6
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
53% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 53.1% percentile 2.0% BS Score6 analyzed articles5.7K 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 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Publication 8.8% 8.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 9.9% 9.9% 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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 14.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 9.9%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Unattributed Quote: Publication 8.8%, sitewide 1.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Quote-first Misdirection: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
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