Publication summary
65% 372 analyzed articles/videos 175,800 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Independent results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 10,756 hits . Analysis detected 95,388 faulty-reasoning hits from 108,293 analyzed words across 45 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 39% (235 of 379 publications). This The Independent is better (less manipulative) than 61.90% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 108,293
Article count: 45
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
38% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 38.1% percentile 1.7% BS Score45 analyzed articles108.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 8.1% 8.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.9% 5.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 9.9% 9.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.4% 3.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.9% 3.9% 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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 9.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 6.4%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.0%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst