Publication summary
42% 4 analyzed articles/videos 1,305 analyzed words
BS Summary: These SFist results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Halo Effect , and Availability Heuristic , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 759 hits . Analysis detected 3,220 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,924 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 51% (292 of 584 publications). This SFist is worse (more manipulative) than 50.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 7,924
Article count: 4
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
50% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 50.1% percentile 1.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles7.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 0.4% 0.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 5.6% 5.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 0.4% 0.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 9.6% 9.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.4% 0.4% 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 0.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 9.6%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.1%, sitewide 0.8% Pessimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Hindsight Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 1.4% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 0.5% Straw Man: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 0.9% Primacy Effect: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 0.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst