Publication summary
77% 10 analyzed articles/videos 5,933 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Stranger results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16.5% saturation with 3,656 hits . Analysis detected 20,973 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,131 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 50% (196 of 385 publications). This The Stranger is better (less manipulative) than 50.80% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 22,131
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 49.2% percentile 1.9% BS Score10 analyzed articles22.1K 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 6.8% 6.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Publication 16.5% 16.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 6.2% 6.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 10.3% 10.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 3.6% 3.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 2.0% 2.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 3.8% 3.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Publication 1.9% 1.9% 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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 10.3%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 16.5%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 6.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Publication 6.0%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Publication 3.5%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Publication 2.1%, sitewide 1.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Publication 1.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst