Publication summary
82% 4 analyzed articles/videos 3,268 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Current results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 1,250 hits . Analysis detected 11,557 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,187 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 42% (240 of 410 publications). This The Current is better (less manipulative) than 58.40% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 14,187
Article count: 4
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42% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 41.6% percentile 1.7% BS Score4 analyzed articles14.2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 5.7% 5.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.4% 6.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 3.9% 3.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.2% 0.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 3.5% 3.5% 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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Optimism Bias: Publication 8.8%, sitewide 6.0% Hasty Generalization: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Publication 2.7%, sitewide 1.5% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst