Publication summary
80% 8 analyzed articles/videos 9,738 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Lens results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 2,613 hits . Analysis detected 23,757 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,431 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 34% (258 of 386 publications). This The Lens is better (less manipulative) than 66.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 31,431
Article count: 8
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33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.2% percentile 1.5% BS Score8 analyzed articles31.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 8.3% 8.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 8.1% 8.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 1.6% 1.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.0% 4.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.6% 3.6% 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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 8.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 5.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 2.0% Indoctrination: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Slippery Slope: Publication 2.2%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst