Publication summary
84% 4 analyzed articles/videos 1,303 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Seattle Times results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Framing Effect , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.2% saturation with 644 hits . Analysis detected 3,404 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,521 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 67% (129 of 386 publications). This The Seattle Times is worse (more manipulative) than 66.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 4,521
Article count: 4
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
67% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 66.8% percentile 2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles4.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 14.2% 14.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Publication 0.8% 0.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 9.0% 9.0% 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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 14.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Optimism Bias: Publication 9.0%, sitewide 6.0% Hasty Generalization: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Publication 2.3%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 1.1% Representativeness Heuristic: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst