Publication summary
80% 381 analyzed articles/videos 393,292 analyzed words
BS Summary: These the Guardian results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 194,503 hits . Analysis detected 1,781,185 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,856,943 analyzed words across 377 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 43% (218 of 378 publications). This the Guardian is better (less manipulative) than 57.60% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 1,856,943
Article count: 377
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
42% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 42.4% percentile 1.8% BS Score377 analyzed articles1.9M analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 10.4% 10.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 10.5% 10.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.7% 3.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Publication 0.6% 0.6% 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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 10.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 10.5%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 6.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst