Publication summary
10%24 analyzed articles/videos9,680 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Statesman Journal results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Appeal to Authority, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 2,151 hits. Analysis detected 13,701 faulty-reasoning hits from 41,590 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.7% and a BS Rank of 6% (526 of 557 publications). This Statesman Journal is better (less manipulative) than 94.40% of the peer group.
Statesman Journal
Publication ranking list
PercentilePublicationBS Score
0%WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta1%
1%Signal Cleveland1%
1%Montana Free Press1%
1%The Trace1%
1%BridgeDetroit1%
6%Statesman Journal (selected)1%
100%The White House9%
100%Utah Hockey Club10%
100%MS NOW Insights Community23%
100%MS NOW Live Events26%
100%www.globalsecurity.org30%
Publication details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed publications

6% percentile
02550751005.6% percentile
0.7% BS Score24 analyzed articles41.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

PublicationSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Publication 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Publication 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Publication 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Publication 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Publication 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Publication 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Publication 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Publication 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Publication 0.6%0.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Publication 0.5%0.5%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Publication 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide ratePublication rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Keizer City Council finds mayor broke rules, to issue memo of concern2%
Statesman Journal10%By Whitney Woodworth27%8/5/2026, 2:46:53 PM
Merkley, Wyden call for guardrails on sites allowing wildfire betting20%
Statesman Journal10%By Riley Ellis8%8/4/2026, 4:52:33 PM
National Night Out events across Salem area canceled due to wildfire smoke4%
Statesman Journal10%By Kenny McMillen4%8/4/2026, 4:48:34 PM
Poor air quality covers nearly all of Oregon as wildfires rage28%
Statesman Journal10%By Tracy Loew45%8/4/2026, 11:47:01 AM
Red flag warnings issued for Oregon wildfires, Meadows evacuates7%
Statesman Journal10%By Zach Urness29%8/4/2026, 11:19:23 AM
16 Oregon Democrats call for audit of state public employees retirement fund16%
Statesman Journal10%By Dianne Lugo50%8/4/2026, 4:03:38 AM
Why Oregon is leading third lawsuit over President Trump's tariffs14%
Statesman Journal10%By Anastasia Mason16%8/4/2026, 4:03:31 AM
Oregon asks US Supreme Court to keep block on Trump elections order16%
Statesman Journal10%By Anastasia Mason16%8/3/2026, 5:42:48 PM
Anchori…11%Negativ…7%Appeal …7%Unattri…14%
Crews respond to 3-alarm vegetation fire near Falls City, Oregon3%
Statesman Journal10%By Riley Ellis8%8/3/2026, 2:58:26 PM
Salem's new playground at Riverfront Park prepares to make its debut17%
Statesman Journal10%By Whitney Woodworth27%8/3/2026, 4:02:33 AM