Publication summary
68% 47 analyzed articles/videos 46,677 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Slate results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.7% saturation with 46,380 hits . Analysis detected 250,801 faulty-reasoning hits from 235,858 analyzed words across 47 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 52% (186 of 379 publications). This Slate is worse (more manipulative) than 51.10% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 235,858
Article count: 47
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
51% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 51.1% percentile 2.0% BS Score47 analyzed articles235.9K 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 5.9% 5.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 19.7% 19.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.3% 3.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.5% 1.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.7% 2.7% 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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 19.7%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Publication 9.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 7.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 2.0% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst