Publication summary
15% 57 analyzed articles/videos 45,347 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Texas Tribune results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 18,900 hits . Analysis detected 143,147 faulty-reasoning hits from 245,455 analyzed words across 57 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (384 of 410 publications). This The Texas Tribune is better (less manipulative) than 93.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 245,455
Article count: 57
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.4% percentile 1.1% BS Score57 analyzed articles245.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 7.7% 7.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.8% 1.8% 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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 7.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst